操る (あやつる): to manipulate, to operate, to pull strings — Japanese vocabulary
操る is read あやつる and means "to manipulate, to operate, to pull strings". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
操る
- Reading
- あやつる · ayatsuru
- Translation
- to manipulate, to operate, to pull strings
- Level
- JLPT N1
- Pitch accent
- あやつるが
Example
儲けようとする投機筋に操られているのです。
もうけようとするとうきすじにあやつられているのです。
It's being manipulated by investors trying to make it rich.
Kanji in this word
- 操 — operate, control
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