Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6
JLPT level: N1
1016 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 16
Meaning: maneuver, manipulate, operate, steer, chastity, virginity, fidelity
Kunyomi: みさお あやつ.る
Onyomi: ソウ サン
Composition: 扌
Radical: 手
Reading: てへん
Meaning: hand
Strokes: 3
体操(たいそう) gymnastics, physical exercises
節操(せっそう) integrity, honor, chastity
操業する(そうぎょうする) operate, run
操作する(そうさする) operate, manage
操縦する(そうじゅうする) operate, control, pilot
操(みさお) chastity
操る(あやつる) manipulate, operate
操り人形(あやつりにんぎょう) puppet, marionette
操 (ミサオ) fidelity, honour, honor, constancy, chastity (of a woman), faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
操業 (ソウギョウ) operation (of a machine, factory, fishing boat, etc.), work
柔軟体操 (ジュウナンタイソウ) calisthenics
器械体操 (キカイタイソウ) apparatus gymnastics, artistic gymnastics
操 (みさお) fidelity, honour, honor, constancy, chastity (of a woman), faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
操を守る (みさおをまもる) to adhere to one's principles, to preserve one's chastity
操る (あやつる) to operate (e.g. a machine), to handle, to manage, to control, to maneuver, to steer, to have a good command of (a language), to play proficiently (of a musical instrument), to work (a puppet), to pull the strings of a puppet, to manipulate (a person, public opinion, etc.), to pull the strings, to control from the shadows, to mastermind
Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6
JLPT level: N1
1016 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 16
Meaning: maneuver, manipulate, operate, steer, chastity, virginity, fidelity
Kunyomi: みさお あやつ.る
Onyomi: ソウ サン
Composition: 扌
Radical: 手
Reading: てへん
Meaning: hand
Strokes: 3
体操(たいそう) gymnastics, physical exercises
節操(せっそう) integrity, honor, chastity
操業する(そうぎょうする) operate, run
操作する(そうさする) operate, manage
操縦する(そうじゅうする) operate, control, pilot
操(みさお) chastity
操る(あやつる) manipulate, operate
操り人形(あやつりにんぎょう) puppet, marionette
操 (ミサオ) fidelity, honour, honor, constancy, chastity (of a woman), faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
操業 (ソウギョウ) operation (of a machine, factory, fishing boat, etc.), work
柔軟体操 (ジュウナンタイソウ) calisthenics
器械体操 (キカイタイソウ) apparatus gymnastics, artistic gymnastics
操 (みさお) fidelity, honour, honor, constancy, chastity (of a woman), faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
操を守る (みさおをまもる) to adhere to one's principles, to preserve one's chastity
操る (あやつる) to operate (e.g. a machine), to handle, to manage, to control, to maneuver, to steer, to have a good command of (a language), to play proficiently (of a musical instrument), to work (a puppet), to pull the strings of a puppet, to manipulate (a person, public opinion, etc.), to pull the strings, to control from the shadows, to mastermind