応対 (Outai) is a Japanese noun meaning “dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.), receiving (callers, visitors, etc.), attending to, handling”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbdealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
Examples
その客の応対は私がします。
I'm going to attend to the customer.
誰も玄関へ応対に出なかった。
Nobody answered the door.
その女店員が私に応対してくれた。
The sales girl waited on me.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).