Moji Ninja

操 — manipulate; gymnastics

操 means “manipulate; gymnastics”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 16 strokes. On'yomi: ソウ (sou). Kun'yomi: みさお (misao), あやつ(る) (ayatsuru). You'll see it in words such as 操る (ayatsuru, “to operate; to handle”).

操
Stroke order of 操
Meaning
manipulate; gymnastics
On'yomi
ソウ (sou)
Kun'yomi
みさお (misao), あやつ(る) (ayatsuru)
Strokes
16
Level
JLPT N2 · set Hands at work 2

How to remember 操

Parts: 扌 hand · 品 goods · 木 tree

Words with 操

WordReadingMeaning
操るあやつる ayatsuru kunto operate; to handle

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