Word
処理
Meaning in Englishprocessing, treatment, handling
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Word context
What it means
What does 処理 mean? It denotes the act or result of processing, handling, or dealing with something in a systematic way, such as transforming input into output, managing tasks, or resolving a problem.
Main meanings
- General processing of data or objects, transforming inputs into outputs in computing, manufacturing, and logistics.
- Handling or dealing with tasks, problems, or situations in an organized, timely manner.
- Disposal or treatment of materials, waste, or substances in an operational context.
- Medical or technical contexts referring to sample preparation, signal processing, or image processing.
How to use it
Used as a noun for processing or handling; in formal technical contexts it coexists with the suru-verb 処理する; common phrases include データを処理する, この処理を実行する, 画像処理, 信号処理, 廃棄物の処理, 処理能力.
Variants and close terms
- 処置 (しょち, shochi) — treatment, disposition
- 対応 (たいおう, taio) — handling, dealing with
- データ処理 (deeta shori) — data processing
- 画像処理 (gazō shori) — image processing
- 処理系 (しょりけい, shori-kei) — processing system
Composition
- 処: to deal with; to handle
- 理: logic, order, reason
- Together they form the idea of handling in a logical, ordered way, i.e., processing
Etymology
On’yomi chǔlǐ; shori is the standard modern reading derived from Sino-Japanese usage; the two kanji individually carry separate meanings but combine in this compound to express processing or handling.
Word class
Noun (suru-verb) (noun, suru-verb)