操る (あやつる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

操る (あやつる) means to manipulate / to operate / to control.

See example sentences below.

操る at a glance

操る

あやつるayatsuru

N1verb

to manipulate / to operate / to control

操るあやつるayatsuruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to manipulate / to operate / to control

Example 1

彼は機械を上手にあやつる。

Translation

He skillfully operates the machine.

Example 2

裏で人をあやつるのはよくない。

Translation

It's not good to manipulate people behind the scenes.