応対

Japanese

Kanji in this term
おう
Grade: 5
たい
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

応対 (hiragana おうたい, rōmaji ōtai)

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

Verb

応対する (intransitive, hiragana おうたいする, rōmaji ōtai suru)

  1. to receive, to deal (with), to interact, to serve, wait on (customers)
    • 1915, 夏目漱石, 道草:
       (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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