応対

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(おう)(たい) • (ōtai

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

Verb

(おう)(たい)する • (ōtai suruintransitive suru (stem (おう)(たい) (ōtai shi), past (おう)(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(むかし)(ひと)(たい)してどんな言葉(ことば)使(つか)って、どんな応対(おうたい)をして()いか(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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