Manipulate

On’yomi: そう
Kun’yomi: あやつ
Radical: 手 Hand (Kangxi 64)

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

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

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 stringsN1

操作そうさ operation,management,processingN3

操縦そうじゅう management;handling;control;manipulationN1

操 is rank 1076 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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