応対

Japanese

Kanji in this term
応 対
おう
Grade: 5
たい
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
應對 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) おーたい [òótáí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [o̞ːta̠i]

Noun

応(おう)対(たい) • (ōtai) 

  1. reception (of guests), receiving, dealing (with)

Verb

応(おう)対(たい)する • (ōtai suru) intransitive suru (stem 応(おう)対(たい)し (ōtai shi), past 応(おう)対(たい)した (ōtai shita))

  1. to receive, to deal (with), to interact, to serve, wait on (customers)
    • 1915, 夏目漱石, 道草:
      健三(けんぞう)はこの昔(むかし)の人(ひと)に対(たい)してどんな言葉(ことば)を使(つか)って、どんな応対(おうたい)をして好(よ)いか解(わか)らなかった。
      Kenzō wa kono mukashi no hito ni taishite donna kotoba o tsukatte, donna ōtai o shite yoi ka wakaranakatta.
      Kenzō had no idea how to speak to this person from his past or how to deal with them.

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