処置|しょちshochi[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbmeasure; step; dealing with
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbmedical treatment
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 処置する(しょちする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 処置します(しょちします) |
| Negative (nai) | 処置しない(しょちしない) |
| polite (masen) | 処置しません(しょちしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 処置せず・処置せぬ(しょちせず・しょちせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 処置した(しょちした) |
| polite (mashita) | 処置しました(しょちしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 処置しなかった(しょちしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 処置しませんでした(しょちしませんでした) |
| Te form | 処置して(しょちして) |
| Potential | 処置できる(しょちできる) |
| Passive | 処置される(しょちされる) |
| Causative | 処置させる(しょちさせる) |
| Causative passive | 処置させられる(しょちさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 処置すれば(しょちすれば) |
| tara | 処置したら(しょちしたら) |
| Volitional | 処置しよう(しょちしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 処置しましょう(しょちしましょう) |
| Imperative | 処置しろ(しょちしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym対処たいしょNeutralResponding to a situation, as in 「迅速に対処する」; stresses adapting to circumstances, while 「処置」 stresses the concrete measures taken or medical treatment given.
- Related取り扱いとりあつかいNeutralHandling or operating things and processing business, as in 「取り扱い説明書」; focuses on how something is used, not on measures taken.
- Related扱いあつかいNeutralHow a person or thing is treated or regarded, as in 「子供扱い」; about one's manner of treating, not about measures or medical care.
- RelatedあしらいNeutralOne's way of dealing with people or things, as in 「客あしらい」; also means garnish or decoration on dishes and flowers, while 「処置」 is about taking measures.
Use 「処置」 for measures taken or medical treatment, as in 「応急処置」. For responding to a situation choose 「対処」, for operating or handling things 「取り扱い」, and for how people or things are treated 「扱い」 or 「あしらい」.
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