扱
Handle
| on’yomi | kun’yomi | Radicals |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | あつか.う |  + 及 |
Meaning: Handle
You have a nailbat and some reinforced stairs. Couple ways to go about this… What do you do with a nailbat? You hit things with it. In this case, you are hitting the reinforced stairs. However, the stairs are reinforced, so you aren’t able to do anything. You just don’t handle your nailbat well enough.
Whack whack whack. Feel the frustration of not being able to handle the nailbat well enough to finish your job (of breaking down the reinforced stairs). Feel the sweat drip down as you swing. The exertion… the pain. It’s a tough job, and you can’t handle the pressure.
Reading: n/a
There’s no on’yomi for this kanji – so we’re going to move right on to the kun’yomi / vocab.
Vocabulary
Can you HANDLE these two words? I hope so, it’s only two, and they’re basically the same thing (one’s noun form, one’s verb form).
a 扱う（あつかう）＝ To Handle
- Meaning: Verb form of the kanji
- Reading: A pretty long reading – I’d do your best now (p.s. do you remember how to read 忙しい?) and practice recalling it later until you’ve learned it.
a 扱い（あつかい）＝ Treatment
- Meaning: Same as the kanji, but noun form.
- Reading: Learn it the same was as 扱う.