jmdict 1400010 Active (id#1977072)
操る [ichi1,news2,nf35]
あやつる [ichi1,news2,nf35]
  1. [v5r,vt]
    • to operate (e.g. a machine)
    • to handle
    • to manage
    • to control
    • to maneuver
    • to steer
  2. [v5r,vt]
    • to have a good command of (a language)
    • to play proficiently (of a musical instrument)
  3. [v5r,vt]
    • to work (a puppet)
    • to pull the strings of a puppet
  4. [v5r,vt]
    • to manipulate (a person, public opinion, etc.)
    • to pull the strings
    • to control from the shadows
    • to mastermind
History:
    • A 2018-04-19 07:47:29 Jim Breen
    • A* 2018-04-17 23:15:42 Robin Scott
    • Comments
      I don't think we need a separate [arch] "play a musical instrument" sense.
    • Refs
      gg5: "楽器を操る handle a musical instrument"
      daijs: "うまく取り扱う。巧みに使いこなす。「楽器を―・る」「三か国語を―・る」"
    • Diff
      @@ -19,2 +19 @@
      -<gloss>to manipulate</gloss>
      -<gloss>to operate</gloss>
      +<gloss>to operate (e.g. a machine)</gloss>
      @@ -22,2 +21,4 @@
      -<gloss>to operate (e.g. a machine)</gloss>
      -<gloss>to steer (a ship)</gloss>
      +<gloss>to manage</gloss>
      +<gloss>to control</gloss>
      +<gloss>to maneuver</gloss>
      +<gloss>to steer</gloss>
      @@ -29 +30 @@
      -<gloss>to be fluent in</gloss>
      +<gloss>to play proficiently (of a musical instrument)</gloss>
      @@ -34 +35 @@
      -<gloss>to operate a puppet</gloss>
      +<gloss>to work (a puppet)</gloss>
      @@ -40 +41 @@
      -<gloss>to mastermind</gloss>
      +<gloss>to manipulate (a person, public opinion, etc.)</gloss>
      @@ -43,6 +44 @@
      -</sense>
      -<sense>
      -<pos>&v5r;</pos>
      -<pos>&vt;</pos>
      -<misc>&arch;</misc>
      -<gloss>to play (a musical instrument)</gloss>
      +<gloss>to mastermind</gloss>
    • A 2010-11-18 08:56:25 Rene Malenfant
    • Diff
      @@ -28,1 +28,2 @@
      -<gloss>to have a good command of a language</gloss>
      +<gloss>to have a good command of (a language)</gloss>
      +<gloss>to be fluent in</gloss>
      @@ -47,1 +48,1 @@
      -<gloss>to play a musical instrument</gloss>
      +<gloss>to play (a musical instrument)</gloss>
    • A* 2010-11-15 22:05:42 Scott
    • Refs
      gg5 daij koj
    • Diff
      @@ -21,1 +21,27 @@
      -<gloss>to pull strings</gloss>
      +<gloss>to handle</gloss>
      +<gloss>to operate (e.g. a machine)</gloss>
      +<gloss>to steer (a ship)</gloss>
      +</sense>
      +<sense>
      +<pos>&v5r;</pos>
      +<pos>&vt;</pos>
      +<gloss>to have a good command of a language</gloss>
      +</sense>
      +<sense>
      +<pos>&v5r;</pos>
      +<pos>&vt;</pos>
      +<gloss>to operate a puppet</gloss>
      +<gloss>to pull the strings of a puppet</gloss>
      +</sense>
      +<sense>
      +<pos>&v5r;</pos>
      +<pos>&vt;</pos>
      +<gloss>to mastermind</gloss>
      +<gloss>to pull the strings</gloss>
      +<gloss>to control from the shadows</gloss>
      +</sense>
      +<sense>
      +<pos>&v5r;</pos>
      +<pos>&vt;</pos>
      +<misc>&arch;</misc>
      +<gloss>to play a musical instrument</gloss>
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