- 操縦 — piloting; control
- 操作 — operation; manipulation
- 体操 — gymnastics; physical exercise
- 操行 — conduct; behavior
- 操を守る — to remain chaste; preserve virtue
- 操る — to operate; to control
操 combines the hand radical (扌) with 喿, suggesting handling many things with skill. The reading みさお conveys “integrity” or “virtue” in traditional expressions.
彼は 機械を 自由に 操ることができる。
He can operate the machine freely.
彼女は 操を 守って 生きた。
She lived with integrity (preserved her virtue).