- 1. [v5u, vt] to deal with (a person); to treat; to handle; to take care of; to entertain
- 2. [v5u, vt] to deal with (a problem); to handle; to manage
- 3. [v5u, vt] to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to work
- 4. [v5u, vt] to deal in; to sell
- 5. [v5u, vt] to cover (a topic); to treat; to discuss; to take up
- 6. [v5u, vt] to treat A as B — as ＡをＢとして扱う
- 7. [v5u, vt] to mediate (an argument) (arch)
- 8. [v5u, vt] to be too much for one; to find unmanageable (arch)
- 9. [v5u, vt] to gossip (arch)
Conjugation — Verb (godan-u)
| Dictionary form | あつかう | (atsukau) |
| Polite | あつかいます | (atsukaimasu) |
| Past, plain | あつかった | (atsukatta) |
| Past, polite | あつかいました | (atsukaimashita) |
| Negative, plain | あつかわない | (atsukawanai) |
| Negative, polite | あつかいません | (atsukaimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | あつかわなかった | (atsukawanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | あつかいませんでした | (atsukaimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | あつかって | (atsukatte) |
| Potential | あつかえる | (atsukaeru) |
| Volitional | あつかおう | (atsukaou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | あつかえば | (atsukaeba) |
| Passive | あつかわれる | (atsukawareru) |
| Causative | あつかわせる | (atsukawaseru) |
| Imperative | あつかえ | (atsukae) |
Kanji in this word
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扱
handle, entertain, thresh, stripOn: ソウ (sou)、 キュウ (kyuu)Kun: あつか.い (atsuka.i)、 あつか.う (atsuka.u)、 あつか.る (atsuka.ru)、 こ.く (ko.ku)
Example Sentences
心理学は人間の感情を扱う。
Psychology deals with human emotions.
この問題は私が扱います。
I will deal with this problem.
彼女はこの機械を扱うのに慣れている。
She is used to handling this machine.
ブラウンさんは羊毛を扱う商人です。
Mr Brown is a wool merchant.