対処|たいしょtaisho[1]atamadaka (head-high)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbdealing with; coping with
    彼かれは困難こんなんな事態じたいに対処たいしょすることが出来できない。↗
    He can't cope with difficult situations.
Conjugation
Dictionary form対処する(たいしょする)
Polite (masu)対処します(たいしょします)
Negative (nai)対処しない(たいしょしない)
polite (masen)対処しません(たいしょしません)
classical zu / nu対処せず・対処せぬ(たいしょせず・たいしょせぬ)
Past (ta)対処した(たいしょした)
polite (mashita)対処しました(たいしょしました)
Past negative (nakatta)対処しなかった(たいしょしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)対処しませんでした(たいしょしませんでした)
Te form対処して(たいしょして)
Potential対処できる(たいしょできる)
Passive対処される(たいしょされる)
Causative対処させる(たいしょさせる)
Causative passive対処させられる(たいしょさせられる)
Conditional (ba)対処すれば(たいしょすれば)
tara対処したら(たいしょしたら)
Volitional対処しよう(たいしょしよう)
polite (mashou)対処しましょう(たいしょしましょう)
Imperative対処しろ(たいしょしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym処理しょりNeutralUsed for processing tasks, work, and data, as in 「データ処理」; 「対処」 is about responding to a problem or situation.
  • Synonym処置しょちNeutralRefers to taking a measure or step, and also to medical treatment; 「対処」 focuses on responding to a problem.
  • Synonym処するしょするWrittenWritten/formal prose: to deal with something, and also to sentence someone to punishment, as in 「死刑に処する」.
  • Synonym処すしょすWrittenA written, formal variant of 「処する」 meaning to dispose of or sentence; in everyday speech say 「対処する」.
  • Related取り扱いとりあつかいNeutralCovers handling and management, and also the operation of goods and machines, as in 「取扱説明書」; 「対処」 is about responding to problems.
  • Related切り盛りきりもりNeutralRunning a household or a small shop, as in 「店を切り盛りする」; 「対処」 is about dealing with a problem.
  • Related取り扱うとりあつかうNeutralVerb for handling things or treating people; 「対処」 targets a problem or situation.
  • Related扱いあつかいNeutralThe way people or things are treated; 「対処」 is about responding to a problem.
  • Related扱うあつかうNeutralVerb for treating people or handling matters; 「対処」 targets a problem or situation.
  • Related切り回すきりまわすNeutralManaging and running things single-handedly; 「対処」 is about responding to a problem.
  • Related取り回すとりまわすNeutralHandling things well, and also passing food around; 「対処」 is about coping with a problem.
  • Related繰り回すくりまわすNeutralManaging money or household finances; 「対処」 is about responding to a problem.
  • Related取り回しとりまわしNeutralEase of handling or operation, and the layout of pipes and wiring; 「対処」 is about dealing with a problem.
  • RelatedあしらいNeutralHow one treats or deals with people or things, as in 「客あしらい」; can suggest perfunctory handling; 「対処」 is about coping with a problem.
  • Antonym放置ほうちNeutralAntonym in terms of whether something is dealt with: leaving it unattended.
  • Antonym無視むしNeutralAntonym in terms of whether something is dealt with: ignoring it.

Use 「対処」 for responding to a problem or situation, as in 「迅速に対処する」. Use 「処理」 for processing tasks and data, 「処置」 for taking measures, 「切り盛り」 for running a household or small shop, and 「扱い」 for how people or things are treated. The antonym 「放置」 means leaving something unattended.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. ある事柄ことがら・事態じたいに対たいして適切てきせつな処置しょちを執とること。
  2. ある事柄ことがら・事態じたいに対たいして適切てきせつな処置しょちをとる。
Kanji in this word
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