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Kanji Detail for 操 - "to operate, to handle, integrity"

操

  • Meaning

    操 means "to operate, to handle, integrity."

    1. Operate - To control; to manipulate.

    2. Handle - To manage; to work with.

    3. Integrity - Moral principle; virtue.

  • Words using 操

    • 操作 そうさ Listen operation; management; handling
    • 操縦 そうじゅう Listen steering; piloting; flying
    • 体操 たいそう Listen gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics
    • 操業 そうぎょう Listen operation (of a machine, factory, fishing boat, etc.); work
    • 操る あやつる Listen to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to manage

  • Four-character idioms with 操

    • 志操堅固 しそうけんご Listen being faithful to one's principles; being of firm purpose and deep commitment; constancy

  • Tattoo check: 操

    • Verified meaning: to operate, to handle, integrity
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あや, くりさき, そう, そうじ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 操

    Given names 操(あや)Listen 操(そう)Listen 操(まもる)Listen 操(みさ)Listen 操(みさお)Listen 操(みさき)Listen 操(みさを)Listen

    Surnames 操(くりさき)Listen 操(そうじ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    maneuver; manipulate; operate; steer; chastity; virginity; fidelity

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    conduct, run, control, manage

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    old variant of 操[cao1]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to conduct, to manage, to run

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To hold. Such as 操券, 操觚. | To manage. Such as 操持, 操守, 操心, 操行. Also, speech is 操. Such as 口操吳音. | Military drill is 操. Such as 操演, 操練. Also abbreviated as 操. | Ambition. Such as 節操. When used as a noun, read in Departing tone. | A qin melody. Such as 龜山操, 猗蘭操.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    san(サン) サン

    soh(ソウ) ソウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ayatsu.ru(あやつ-る) あやつ-る

    misao(みさお) みさお

  • Strokes

    tip

    16 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    operate handle integrity manipulate control administer command conduct direct govern grasp guide manage maneuver moral oversee principle regulate steer virtue

Sentences including 操

  • The operation of this machine is too difficult for me.

  • I always take some exercise before breakfast.

  • This car is easy to handle.

  • How do you operate this machine?

  • He operated the new machine.

  • The operation is quite free from danger.

  • I found it easy to operate the computer.

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