扱(あつか)い

あつかい

noun

treatment, handling

See also: 扱(あつか)う (verb form)

1. treatment, handling, dealing with

The way something or someone is treated, managed, or dealt with. Applies to both physical handling of objects and the manner in which people or matters are dealt with.

この機械(きかい)は扱(あつか)いが難(むずか)しい。

This machine is difficult to handle.

子供(こども)扱(あつか)いされるのは嫌(いや)だ。

I hate being treated like a child.

個人情報(こじんじょうほう)の扱(あつか)いには十分(じゅうぶん)注意(ちゅうい)してください。

Please be very careful in handling personal information.

扱(あつか)い is the noun form of 扱(あつか)う (to handle, to deal with). It is extremely versatile and appears in many compound expressions.

Common patterns

〜扱(あつか)い: treated as ~ (used as a suffix)
扱(あつか)いが難(むずか)しい / 扱(あつか)いにくい: hard to handle
扱(あつか)いに困(こま)る: to have trouble dealing with

Common collocations

特別(とくべつ)扱(あつか)い: special treatment
子供(こども)扱(あつか)い: treating someone like a child
人間(にんげん)扱(あつか)いされない: not treated as a human being
取(と)り扱(あつか)い: handling, management (compound noun)
取(と)り扱(あつか)い注意(ちゅうい): handle with care
扱(あつか)い方(かた): how to handle, way of dealing with

Related Words

Compare: 処遇(しょぐう) (treatment)

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Added 2026.2.22 19:27 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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