待遇|たいぐうtaiguu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, noun (suffix), transitive verbtreatment; reception; service
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbworking conditions; salary; pay; remuneration
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 待遇する（たいぐうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 待遇します（たいぐうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 待遇しない（たいぐうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 待遇しません（たいぐうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 待遇せず・待遇せぬ（たいぐうせず・たいぐうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 待遇した（たいぐうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 待遇しました（たいぐうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 待遇しなかった（たいぐうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 待遇しませんでした（たいぐうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 待遇して（たいぐうして） |
| Potential | 待遇できる（たいぐうできる） |
| Passive | 待遇される（たいぐうされる） |
| Causative | 待遇させる（たいぐうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 待遇させられる（たいぐうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 待遇すれば（たいぐうすれば） |
| tara | 待遇したら（たいぐうしたら） |
| Volitional | 待遇しよう（たいぐうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 待遇しましょう（たいぐうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 待遇しろ（たいぐうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym扱いあつかいNeutralHow you treat or handle someone or something, as in 「子供扱い」; also the operation of machines. 「待遇」 centers on pay and working conditions and on receiving guests.
- Synonym処遇しょぐうWrittenWritten term for how employees, prisoners and the like are dealt with, as in 「受刑者の処遇」; stresses how people are arranged or handled more than 「待遇」 does.
- RelatedもてなしNeutralWarm hospitality shown to guests, as in 「おもてなし」; stresses the host's care in entertaining. Unlike 「待遇」, it never refers to salary or working conditions.
- Related接待せったいNeutralEntertaining guests, especially corporate wining and dining, as in 「接待ゴルフ」; does not cover salary or working conditions the way 「待遇」 can.
- Related接客せっきゃくNeutralServing customers in a shop or business, as in 「接客業」; the service-industry side of dealing with people, while 「待遇」 usually means what an employer provides.
- Relatedお構いおかまいNeutralLooking after or entertaining guests, usually in negatives like 「お構いなく」; no sense of pay or conditions. Also an old term for the Edo-period punishment of banishment.
- RelatedあしらいNeutralThe way one deals with people, good or bad, as in 「客あしらいが上手」 or 「冷たいあしらい」; it says nothing about pay, unlike 「待遇」.
- Related接遇せつぐうWrittenWritten term for receiving and attending to visitors, common in administration and healthcare; never means salary or working conditions.
Use 「待遇」 for pay, benefits and working conditions, or how guests are treated, as in 「待遇改善」. For how someone is treated or handled pick 「扱い」; for hospitality 「もてなし」; business entertaining 「接待」; serving customers 「接客」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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