Memory phrase for the Kanji: 操


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Meaning

maneuver, operate, manipulate, chastity, virginity

Pronunciation


misao, ayatsuru

Explanation

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

Mnemonic

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

Radicals

handSeveral characters are used for hand: ナ, , , 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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