操作

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Chinese

to hold; to drill; to exercise
to hold; to drill; to exercise; to act; to do; to take in hand; to keep; to manage
 
to regard as; to take (someone) for; to do
to regard as; to take (someone) for; to do; to make
 
trad. (操作) 操 作
simp. #(操作) 操 作

Pronunciation

Verb

操作

  1. to operate; to maneuver; to manipulate (with the hands)
    操作規程／操作规程  ―  cāozuò guīchéng  ―  operating specifications
    微機操作／微机操作  ―  wēijī cāozuò  ―  computer operation
    特種操作／特种操作  ―  tèzhǒng cāozuò  ―  special operation
  2. to do physical work; to do manual labour; to toil
  3. to implement; to carry out; to put into practice
    我覺得這個想法理論上沒有錯，不過實踐操作起來難度會很大。 [MSC, trad.]
    我觉得这个想法理论上没有错，不过实践操作起来难度会很大。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ juéde zhège xiǎngfǎ lǐlùnshàng méiyǒu cuò, bùguò shíjiàn cāozuò qǐlái nándù huì hěn dà.
    I think this idea is not wrong in theory, but it will be very difficult to put into practice.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
操 作
そう
Grade: 6 		さ
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

操(そう)作(さ) • (sōsa) ←さうさ (sausa)?

  1. maneuver, operate
    操(そう)作(さ)が難(むずか)しい。
    Sōsa ga muzukashii.
    It is hard to operate.

Derived terms

Verb

操(そう)作(さ)する • (sōsa suru) ←さうさ (sausa)?transitive suru (stem 操(そう)作(さ)し (sōsa shi), past 操(そう)作(さ)した (sōsa shita))

  1. to operate (machinery)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "操作する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 操作し そうさし sōsa shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 操作し そうさし sōsa shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 操作する そうさする sōsa suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 操作する そうさする sōsa suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 操作すれ そうさすれ sōsa sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 操作せよ¹
操作しろ² 		そうさせよ¹
そうさしろ² 		sōsa seyo¹
sōsa shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 操作される そうさされる sōsa sareru
Causative 操作させる
操作さす 		そうささせる
そうささす 		sōsa saseru
sōsa sasu
Potential 操作できる そうさできる sōsa dekiru
Volitional 操作しよう そうさしよう sōsa shiyō
Negative 操作しない そうさしない sōsa shinai
Negative continuative 操作せず そうさせず sōsa sezu
Formal 操作します そうさします sōsa shimasu
Perfective 操作した そうさした sōsa shita
Conjunctive 操作して そうさして sōsa shite
Hypothetical conditional 操作すれば そうさすれば sōsa sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
操作

Noun

操作 • (jojak) (hangeul 조작)

  1. hanja form? of 조작

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
操作

Verb

操作

  1. chữ Hán form of thao tác (“to operate; to manipulate”).
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