Word Meaning 扱う

あつかう atsukau

扱う is read as あつかう (atsukau) and means to gossip.

Meaning

English

  1. to gossip
  2. to mediate (an argument)
  3. to treat A as B
  4. to be too much for one
  5. to find unmanageable
  6. to deal in
  7. to sell
  8. to deal with (a problem)

Reading

Kana

あつかう

Romaji

atsukau

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 5629 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

扱い

あつかい

treating as

扱い方

あつかいかた

how to manage (e.g. case)

取り扱う

とりあつかう

to deal with (an issue)

上手に扱う

じょうずにあつかう

to handle skillfully

持ち扱う

もちあつかう

to find difficult to manage

取り扱い

とりあつかい

treatment

取扱注意

とりあつかいちゅうい

handling warning

事務取扱い

じむとりあつかい

acting director

運送取扱人

うんそうとりあつかいにん

forwarding merchant

取扱説明書

とりあつかいせつめいしょ

user's manual

取扱人

とりあつかいにん

agent

取り扱い表示

とりあつかいひょうじ

care instructions

Example Sentences

10

かれはきゃくをていねいにあつかう。

He treats guests very politely.

かれはぶかをこうへいにあつかう。

He treats his subordinates fairly.

History deals with the past.

Don't handle the tools roughly.

Wash your hands before you handle the food.

He treats me as if I am a stranger.

We should try to treat everybody with justice.

Treat the sprout gently, as you would treat a baby.

Convenience stores and supermarkets can sell medicine since 2009.

Americans can't handle actual Chinese food.