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空気扱い
kuukiatsukai
also spelled kukiatsukai
treating (someone) like they are air, ignoring (someone)
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  1. kuukiatsukai treating (someone) like they are air, ignoring (someone)
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Kanji Breakdown
空
Empty, Sky, Void, Vacant, Vacuum
On: くう Kun: そら,あ.く,あ.き,あ.ける,から,す.く,す.かす,むな.しい
8 strokes N4
気
Spirit, Mind, Air, Atmosphere, Mood
On: き,け Kun: いき
6 strokes N5
扱
Handle, Entertain, Thresh, Strip
On: そう,きゅう Kun: あつか.い,あつか.う,あつか.る,こ.く
6 strokes N1
How to Use This Word
I-adjective (い形容詞)
Pattern
空気扱い → 空気扱くない → 空気扱かった → 空気扱くて

💡 Drop い to get the stem: add くない (negative), かった (past), くて (te-form).

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とても空気扱いですね。
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