Kanji

運

運

carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

⻌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ウン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

はこぶ

Nanori (Name Reading)

かず, はこぶ, やす, ゆき

Common Readings

ウン, はこ…ぶ

Example sentences

運ぶ はこぶ
彼は重い荷物を二階まで運んだ。

He carried the heavy luggage to the second floor.

重い おもい
この荷物は重いので、二人で運ぼう。

Since this luggage is heavy, let's carry it with two people.

運命 うんめい
彼と出会ったのは運命だったのかもしれない。

It might have been fate that I met him.

皮肉 ひにく
運命の皮肉で、二人は再会した。

By a twist of fate, the two met again.

運動 うんどう
健康のために、毎朝公園を散歩して軽い運動をしています。

For the sake of health, I take a walk in the park every morning and do light exercise.

する する
毎朝運動をしてから朝食を食べる

I eat breakfast after exercising every morning.

幸運 こううん
彼は幸運にもその事故で無傷だった。

He was luckily unhurt in that accident.

あいまって あいまって
努力と幸運があいまって、素晴らしい結果が生まれた。

Hard work coupled with good luck produced a wonderful result.

運 うん
彼はとても運が良い人だ。

He is a very lucky person.

勝ち かち
勝負は時の運だから、勝ち負けにこだわりすぎるな。

Winning or losing is a matter of luck, so don't be too obsessed with it.

Example Vocabulary

運ぶ

はこぶ

to carry; to transport

運命

うんめい

fate; destiny; fortune

運動

うんどう

exercise, movement, physical activity

幸運

こううん

good luck; fortune

運

うん

luck; fortune; fate; destiny

運転

うんてん

driving; operation

運営

うんえい

management; operation; administration

足を運ぶ

あしをはこぶ

to visit; to go somewhere for a purpose; to make an appearance

口に運ぶ

くちにはこぶ

to bring to one's mouth; to eat

運転手

うんてんしゅ

driver; chauffeur

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