treatment; dealing with; handling
How someone or something is treated, dealt with, or managed. Often used with modifiers like 丁寧な, ぞんざいな, or in phrases like 扱いが難しい.
He is polite in his treatment of customers.
この問題の扱いには注意が必要だ。
We need to be careful in dealing with this problem.
Refers to the way a machine, tool, or device is operated or used. Common in phrases like 扱いが簡単, 扱い方.
この機械は扱いが簡単です。
This machine is easy to operate.
危険物の扱いには資格が要る。
Handling hazardous materials requires a license.
treating as; treating like
Used as a suffix to indicate that someone or something is treated in a certain way. Often follows nouns or adjectives, e.g., 子供扱い, 特別扱い.
彼はいつも私を子供扱いする。
He always treats me like a child.
この件は特別扱いできない。
We can't give this matter special treatment.
It's cruel to treat him as if he were a criminal.
I'm at a loss over how to handle this difficult problem.
That store clerk treats customers very politely.
It took time to learn how to operate the new machine.
This camera is easy to operate and is recommended even for beginners.
hospitality; customer service · treating like a guest; entertaining
how to handle; way of dealing with; management
treating someone like an object; objectifying
freight handling; cargo handling
treating like a stranger; cold-shouldering
priority treatment; preferential treatment
small lot consignment; small-lot handling
preferential treatment; special treatment · express delivery; special delivery