| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 操作 | そうさ | operation, management, processing |
| 体操 | たいそう | gymnastics, physical exercises, calisthenics |
| 器械体操 | きかいたいそう | apparatus gymnastics, artistic gymnastics |
| 情操 | じょうそう | sentiment |
| 操 | みさお | chastity, fidelity, honour, honor, faith |
| 操り | あやつり | manipulation, puppet |
| 操り人形 | あやつりにんぎょう | puppet, marionette |
| 操り浄瑠璃 | あやつりじょうるり | old name for the bunraku |
| 操る | あやつる | to manipulate, to operate, to pull strings |
| 操業 | そうぎょう | operation |
| 操浄瑠璃 | あやつりじょうるり | old name for the bunraku |
| 操縦 | そうじゅう | flying (a plane); management, handling, control, manipulation |
| 柔軟体操 | じゅうなんたいそう | calisthenics |
| 節操 | せっそう | constancy; chastity, fidelity |
| 貞操 | ていそう | chastity, virtue, fidelity |
| 貞操観念 | ていそうかんねん | sense of virtue |
| 貞操蹂躪 | ていそうじゅうりん | violation of chastity, rape |