操 ソウ • サン みさお • あやつ.る maneuver; manipulate; operate; steer; chastity; virginity; fidelity Grade Level 6 16 Strokes ➥
操作 そうさ operation; management; handling n vs manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing n vs Beginner II ➥
操縦 そうじゅう steering; piloting; flying; control; operation; handling n vs management; handling; control; manipulation n vs Intermediate II ➥
操る あやつる to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to manage; to control; to maneuver; to steer v5r vt to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument) v5r vt to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet v5r vt to manipulate (a person, public opinion, etc.); to pull the strings; to control from the shadows; to mastermind v5r vt Intermediate II ➥