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応対

Reading

Kana: おうたい
Romaji: outai
Kana
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Definition

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receiving; dealing with

Kanji

Readings: オウ、 ヨウ、 -ノウ、 あた.る、 まさに、 こた.える
Meanings: apply, answer, yes, OK, reply, accept
Readings: タイ、 ツイ、 あいて、 こた.える、 そろ.い、 つれあ.い、 なら.ぶ、 むか.う
Meanings: vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare

Example Sentences

その(きゃく)応対(おうたい)(わたし)がします。
➥I'm going to attend to the customer.
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その(おんな)店員(てんいん)(わたし)応対(おうたい)してくれた。
➥The sales girl waited on me.
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(わたし)応対(おうたい)してくれる店員(てんいん)見当(みあ)たらなかった。
➥I couldn't find a clerk to wait on me.
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(だれ)玄関(げんかん)応対(おうたい)()なかった。
➥Nobody answered the door.
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(わたし)応対(おうたい)をしてくれる店員(てんいん)がいなかった。
➥There were no clerks to wait on me.
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間髪(かんぱつ)()れず、迅速(じんそく)かつ的確(てきかく)応対(おうたい)(おそ)()ります。
➥Such an accurate, lightning-quick reply. What can I say?
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