操

manipulate

JLPT N1 Grade 6 16 strokes

Kun'yomi: みさお・あやつ.る
On'yomi: ソウ・サン
Radical: 手 · hand (hand (left-side radical))

Stroke order & writing

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操 in example sentences

はのだ。
Tomu wa taisou no sensei da.
Tom is a gymnastics teacher.
ぼくは毎日まいにち、体操たいそうをします。
Boku wa mainichi, taisou o shimasu.
I do gymnastics every day.
この機械きかいは操作そうさしにくいよ。
Kono kikai wa sousa shinikui yo.
This machine is hard to operate.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.

Words that use 操

体操 gymnastics, exercises

More 手 (hand) kanji

操 means "manipulate". It is a JLPT N1 kanji written in 16 strokes. It is read みさお・あやつ.る in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ソウ・サン in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 6.

Common questions

What does the kanji 操 mean?: 操 means "manipulate". It is a JLPT N1 kanji.
How many strokes does 操 have?: 操 is written in 16 strokes.
How is 操 read?: It is read みさお・あやつ.る in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ソウ・サン in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 操?: 操 is a JLPT N1 kanji.

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