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操る · godan verb (-ru)

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

Used for operating machines, vehicles, or equipment with skill. Implies active, hands-on control.

Related words· 7

操作する is a neutral, technical word for operating machines or systems, while 操る adds a nuance of skillful or artful control.

使いこなす stresses mastering the full use of a tool or language, close to 操る's sense of fluent command but without any manipulative overtone.

支配する means to dominate or rule openly, while 操る implies subtler, often hidden manipulation of people or events.

扱う means to handle or deal with something in general, whereas 操る specifically implies skilled, hands-on manipulation.

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操そう縦じゅうN1
操る is a plain verb meaning to manipulate or pull the strings of someone, close to the figurative sense of 操縦 but more colloquial.
翻ほん弄ろう
操る focuses on skillfully manipulating someone like a puppet, while 翻弄 stresses the capricious, disorienting effect this has on the person or thing being tossed about.
使つかうN5
操る stresses skillful manipulation or control, as of a puppet or vehicle, while 使う is the plain word for using someone or something.

Don't confuse with

操縦する is used specifically for piloting or steering vehicles like planes, while 操る is broader and can apply to tools, languages, puppets, or people.

操る shares the kanji 操 but is read あやつる and means 'to manipulate or control,' unrelated to the fidelity sense of 操（みさお）.