もて扱う もてあつかう Also written 持て扱う Meanings Godan verb, Transitive to take care of to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with See also: 持て余す (もてあます). Kanji 扱 handle. Read as あつかう. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists