扱う (Atsukau) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to deal with (a person), to treat, to handle, to take care of”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto deal with (a person); to treat; to handle; to take care of; to entertain
- godan verb, transitive verbto deal with (a problem); to handle; to manage
- godan verb, transitive verbto operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to work
- godan verb, transitive verbto deal in; to sell
- godan verb, transitive verbto cover (a topic); to treat; to discuss; to take up
- godan verb, transitive verbto treat A as Bas ＡをＢとして扱う
Examples
歴史は過去を扱う。
History deals with the past.
道具を乱暴に扱うな。
Don't handle the tools roughly.
彼らは私を不当に扱った。
They did me a great wrong.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).