# 操 — Manipulate

Frequency rank 1076 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 襲 (Attack), less common than 騒 (Boisterous).

- On’yomi: そう
- Kun’yomi: あやつ
- Radical: 手 Hand (Kangxi 64)
- Frequency path: Level IX of XX

Fingers on the left arrange a tree and products on the right -- fingers skillfully manipulating a tree's products shows the art of how to manipulate materials.

In words:

- 操る あやつる — to manipulate;to operate;to pull strings
- 操作 そうさ — operation,management,processing
- 操縦 そうじゅう — management;handling;control;manipulation

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