扱い
Meanings
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.
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.
This machine is easy to operate.
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.
He always treats me like a child.
We can't give this matter special treatment.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉を〈物〉扱いするto treat someone as (a certain kind of person)
It's cruel to treat him as if he were a criminal.
- 〈物〉の扱いに困るto be at a loss over how to handle something
I'm at a loss over how to handle this difficult problem.
- 〈人〉の扱いがいい／悪いto treat someone well/poorly
That store clerk treats customers very politely.
- 〈物〉の扱い方を覚えるto learn how to operate/handle something
It took time to learn how to operate the new machine.
- 〈物〉の扱いが簡単だto be easy to operate/handle
This camera is easy to operate and is recommended even for beginners.