操 — Japanese kanji
16 strokes · N1
Meanings: Maneuver, Manipulate, Operate, Steer, Chastity, Virginity, Fidelity
On’yomi: そう、さん · Kun’yomi: みさお、あやつ.る
Radicals in 操
- 品 — (0 strokes)
- 口 — mouth (3 strokes)
- 扌 — hand (3 strokes)
- 木 — tree (4 strokes)
Words using 操
- 軽く[～体操する] (かるく[～たいそうする]): lightly (do exercises) — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 11 - Media and Information
- 操作 (そうさ): operation (～します： operate) — 遅れて、すみません — Apologies and quoting opinions
- 操縦 (操縦（そうじゅう）): control; pilot; operate — Unit 01 Nouns A (1–100)
- 操る (操（あやつ）る): manipulate; operate — Unit 13 Verbs A (1021–1110)
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