操る

あやつる

to operate (e.g. a machine)

N1 #14,251

Meanings

  1. godan verb, transitive to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to manage; to control; to maneuver; to steer
  2. to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument)
  3. to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
  4. to manipulate (a person, public opinion, etc.); to pull the strings; to control from the shadows; to mastermind

Its kanji

In sentences

君きみはそれを巧たくみに操あやつった。 You handled that deftly. #4212995

私わたしは、数字すうじを操あやつるのがへたです。 I am awkward with numbers. #162229

あの通訳つうやくは５か国語こくごを自由じゆうに操あやつる。 That interpreter is a master of five languages. #230569

傀儡かいらいは操あやつられている事ことを知しらない。 A puppet does not know that it is being controlled. #1434229