扱

音読おんよみ: none*

訓読くんよみ: あつか・う

画数かくすう: 6

部首ぶしゅ: 扌(てへん)

Meaning

Handle / Deal With / Treat / Manage

  • あつかう — to handle; to deal with; to manage
  • あつかう — to handle; to deal in
  • 取扱とりあつかい — handling; treatment
  • あつかい — treatment; handling
  • 取扱説明書とりあつかいせつめいしょ — instruction manual
  • 取扱店とりあつかいてん — authorized dealer; retailer

扱 is phono-semantic: the radical marks “hand; action,” while provides the sound and the idea of “reach/extend a hand.” Together they point to taking something in hand and managing it. Nuance: 扱う is general “handle/deal with,” while 操作 (operate) or 操る (to control, often skillfully) imply more technical control.

あつかう vs あやつる — handle/manage in general vs skillfully control/operate.

Creates

取扱とりあつかい — handling; treatment; customer service.

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