操 — 16 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 16 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
- On
- ソウ
- Kun
- あやつ(る)・みさお
- Meaning
- to operate; manipulate; integrity
Origin
扌 "hand" plus 喦; moving a thing just as one wishes by hand — hence "to operate, manipulate."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ソウ | 操縦・操作・節操 |
|---|---|
| みさお | 操 |
| あやつる | 操る・操り人形 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 操作そうさ
operation (of a machine)
- 体操たいそう
gymnastics; exercises
Example
朝の体操で体を動かす。
I move my body with morning exercises.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)