操縦|そうじゅうsoujuu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbsteering; piloting; flying; control; operation; handling
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbmanagement (of people); handling; manipulation; maneuvering
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 操縦する（そうじゅうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 操縦します（そうじゅうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 操縦しない（そうじゅうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 操縦しません（そうじゅうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 操縦せず・操縦せぬ（そうじゅうせず・そうじゅうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 操縦した（そうじゅうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 操縦しました（そうじゅうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 操縦しなかった（そうじゅうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 操縦しませんでした（そうじゅうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 操縦して（そうじゅうして） |
| Potential | 操縦できる（そうじゅうできる） |
| Passive | 操縦される（そうじゅうされる） |
| Causative | 操縦させる（そうじゅうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 操縦させられる（そうじゅうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 操縦すれば（そうじゅうすれば） |
| tara | 操縦したら（そうじゅうしたら） |
| Volitional | 操縦しよう（そうじゅうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 操縦しましょう（そうじゅうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 操縦しろ（そうじゅうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym操るあやつるNeutralA verb for skillfully handling machines, puppets, or languages, and for manipulating people behind the scenes; stresses deft technique.
- SynonymコントロールNeutralLoanword for control or regulation, common in everyday speech, as in 「感情のコントロール」.
- Synonym制御せいぎょWrittenWritten/formal and technical: controlling machines or devices, and also emotions, as in 「自動制御」「感情を制御する」.
- Related操作そうさNeutralA noun for operating machines, or manipulating things for one's own benefit, as in 「株価操作」. Focuses on the act of operation.
- Related取り扱いとりあつかいNeutralHandling or treatment, as in 「取り扱い注意」. Concerns how something is dealt with or looked after, not steering it.
- Related監督かんとくNeutralSupervising or managing people; also a director or coach. About overseeing others rather than steering a craft.
- Related管理かんりNeutralManagement or administration, as in 「品質管理」. Emphasizes keeping things in order rather than steering them.
- Related支配しはいNeutralRule or domination; emphasizes control through power, keeping people or situations at one's command.
- Related統制とうせいWrittenWritten/formal word for unified, centralized control, as in 「言論統制」. Carries a coercive, top-down nuance.
- Related統括とうかつWrittenWritten/formal term for overseeing and coordinating an organization as a whole, as in 「統括責任者」. Typical organizational language.
- Related動かすうごかすNeutralA broad verb for moving something or setting it in motion, as in 「機械を動かす」. Covers far more than 「操縦」 does.
- Related統御とうぎょWrittenWritten/formal word for commanding and directing a group under one's control; rare in modern usage.
- Related取り回しとりまわしNeutralHow easily a vehicle or tool can be handled, as in 「取り回しが良い」. Points to ease of handling, not the act of piloting.
Use 「操縦」 for piloting aircraft or ships and for manipulating people, as in 「飛行機の操縦」「人を操縦する」. For skillful handling of machines, puppets, or languages, choose 「操る」; for operating machines, 「操作」; for controlling machines or emotions, 「制御」; in casual speech, 「コントロール」. The others concern oversight, management, or handling rather than steering.
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