処する|しょするshosuru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- suru verb (irregular), transitive verbto manage; to deal with; to cope with
- suru verb (irregular), transitive verbto sentence; to condemn; to punish
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 処する（しょする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 処します（しょします） |
| Negative (nai) | 処しない（しょしない） |
| polite (masen) | 処しません（しょしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 処せず・処せぬ（しょせず・しょせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 処した（しょした） |
| polite (mashita) | 処しました（しょしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 処しなかった（しょしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 処しませんでした（しょしませんでした） |
| Te form | 処して（しょして） |
| Potential | 処できる（しょできる） |
| Passive | 処される（しょされる） |
| Causative | 処させる（しょさせる） |
| Causative passive | 処させられる（しょさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 処すれば（しょすれば） |
| tara | 処したら（しょしたら） |
| Volitional | 処しよう（しょしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 処しましょう（しょしましょう） |
| Imperative | 処しろ（しょしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym取り扱うとりあつかうNeutralCovers handling and operating things, and also how you treat people. 「処する」 is more literary, appearing mainly in 「身を処する」 or in sentencing.
- Synonym対処たいしょWrittenFor coping with a situation and taking appropriate measures. 「処する」 can also mean handing down a sentence.
- Synonym扱うあつかうNeutralThe most common everyday word for treating people and handling matters. 「処する」 is literary and can mean passing a sentence.
- Synonym罰するばっするWrittenMeans punishing a person or an act. 「処する」 is typically used as 「懲役に処する」, naming the penalty.
- Related切り盛りきりもりCasualColloquial; running a household or shop. 「処する」 is about disposing of matters or imposing a sentence.
- Related処分しょぶんWrittenA noun covering disposal, discarding, and disciplinary punishment. 「処する」 is a verb that usually takes the penalty with 「に」 in front of it, as in 「懲役に処する」.
- Related切り回すきりまわすCasualColloquial; managing and running day-to-day affairs. 「処する」 leans toward written prose.
- Related仕置きしおきCasualColloquial; punishment, and in old times execution. 「処する」 is more formal and mostly used in court sentences.
- Related取り回すとりまわすNeutralMeans handling something skillfully or effectively. 「処する」 is the more literary choice.
- Related繰り回すくりまわすCasualColloquial; juggling money or the household budget. Its use does not overlap with 「処する」.
- Related処すしょすNeutralThe godan form of 「処する」, with the same meaning; often seen in 「刑に処す」.
- Related持ち扱うもちあつかうNeutralMeans handling something in one's hands, or finding it hard to manage. Its uses differ from 「処する」.
- Relatedもて扱うもてあつかうCasualColloquial; taking care of someone, or finding them more than one can handle. Its uses differ from 「処する」.
For coping with a situation, use 「対処する」; for handling people or things, use 「扱う」 or 「取り扱う」. In written or formal prose, sentencing uses 「〜に処する」 and conducting oneself 「身を処する」; to punish, use 「罰する」.
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