Info on the Kanji 操

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Meaning(s)

maneuver, manipulate, operate, steer, chastity, virginity, fidelity

Reading(s)

onyomi SOU
kunyomi misao, ayatsu-ru

Other

stroke count 16
grade 6
jlpt level N1
Example words with 操
WordMeaning
みさお
misao
chastity / fidelity / honour / honor / faith
しそう
shisou
principle
じょうそう
jousou
sensibility / taste / sentiment
せっそう
sessou
constancy / integrity / honor / honour / chastity / fidelity
みさおす
misao su
to manipulate skillfully
あやつり
ayatsuri
manipulation / puppet
あやつる
ayatsuru
to manipulate / to operate / to handle / to operate / to steer / to have a good command of / to be fluent in / to operate a puppet / to pull the strings of a puppet / to mastermind / to pull the strings / to control from the shadows / to play
そうぎょう
sougyou
operation
そうこう
soukou
conduct / deportment
そうしゃ
sousha
operation
みさおしゅ
misao shu
constancy / fidelity
そうじゅう
soujuu
flying / management / handling / control / manipulation
みさおふね
misao fune
handling a ship
そうだ
souda
steering
そうたん
soutan
curtailed operations
そうてん
souten
drill manual
みさおほう
misao hou
manipulation techniques / handling techniques
たいそう
taisou
gymnastics / physical exercises / calisthenics
ていそう
teisou
chastity / virtue / fidelity
とくみさお
toku misao
strong, immovable sense of morality / high moral character / chastity / virtue
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Example Sentences with 操
飛行機が乱気流に近付いていたため縦士は乗客にシートベルトを締めるよう呼びかけた。

儲けようとする投機筋にられているのです。

クレーンを縦するのには、勿論、免許が必要です。

うちの体服って普通の短パンだったのに今日から急にスパッツになっちゃったのね。



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