操 — manipulate/handle

Grade 6 kanji · 16 strokes · on'yomi sou · kun'yomi ayatsu·ru.

A hand (扌) working many mouths on a tree (喿) — operating, manipulating.

Example words

• 操る — ayatsuru — to manipulate
• 操作 — sousa — operation

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