Memory phrase for the Kanji: 操


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Meaning maneuver, operate, manipulate, chastity, virginity

Pronunciation


misao, ayatsuru

Explanation

Left: hand 扌, right: bird's chirping 喿 (three beaks 口 of birds in a tree 木)

Mnemonic


 
Her hand feeds the beaks in the tree and this 'maneuver' shows chastity.

Radicals

handSeveral characters are used for hand: ナ, 扌,手, ヨ
beaks in tree
goods, item
tree
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 Vocabulary

操作 そうさ  operation, management, processing
体操 たいそう  gymnastics, physical exercises, calisthenics
交代操業 こうたいそうぎょう  working in shifts
操る あやつる  to manipulate, to operate, to pull strings
操縦 そうじゅう  management, handling, control, manipulation

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