操
みさお
misao
JLPT N116 strokesKanjiLevel 91 - JLPT N1
Quick answer
操 is the kanji for "Operate". It is a JLPT N1 kanji. The main reading is みさお (misao). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Operate
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Readings
kunみさお/ misaokunあやつ.る/ ayatsuruonそう/ souonさん/ san
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
16 strokes
Radicals
扌喿
Example Sentences
この操作をつかいます。
このそうさをつかいます。
I use this operation.
操作についてはなします。
そうさについてはなします。
I talk about operation.
Vocabulary using 操
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + に際して～に際して (ni saishite) - On the occasion of
- [Noun] + をもとに(して)～をもとに (wo moto ni) - Based on
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + にあたって～にあたって (ni atatte) - When doing; Upon
- [Plain form verb/adjective] + ものの～ものの (mono no) - Although; Even though
- [Verb/Adjective/Noun] + にしろ/にせよ～にしろ／にせよ (ni shiro/ni seyo) - Even if; Regardless of
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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