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Kanji Detail for 運 - "to carry"

運

  • Meaning

    運 means "to carry." Also associated with to circulate, to turn.

    1. To carry - To move objects.

    2. To circulate - To go around.

    3. To turn - To rotate; to set in motion.

    4. Fate - Destiny; fortune.

  • Words using 運

    • 運動 うんどう Listen exercise; physical training; workout
    • 運営 うんえい Listen management; administration; operation
    • 運転 うんてん Listen operation (of a machine); running; working
    • 運用 うんよう Listen making use of; application; practical use
    • 運輸 うんゆ Listen transportation
    • 運輸省 うんゆしょう Listen Ministry of Transport
    • 運転手 うんてんしゅ Listen driver; chauffeur
    • 運ぶ はこぶ Listen to carry; to transport; to move

  • Four-character idioms with 運

    • 武運長久 ぶうんちょうきゅう Listen everlasting fortune in battle; continued luck in war
    • 運否天賦 うんぷてんぷ Listen trusting to chance; trusting to Providence
    • 開運招福 かいうんしょうふく Listen bringing luck and good fortune

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    • Verified meaning: to carry
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read うん, かず, はこび, はこぶ)
    • Also carries these associations: to circulate, to turn

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 運

    Given names 運(うん)Listen 運(かず)Listen 運(はこぶ)Listen

    Surnames 運(はこび)Listen 運(めぐる)Listen 運(やす)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    luck, fortune; ship, transport

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to run; ship, transport; fortune, luck

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To revolve. Objects moving in cycles, round and round without beginning or end and without interruption is called 運. Such as saying 日月運行 (the sun and moon revolving). Appears in "Book of Changes." In terms of the human body, 運化 (digestion), 運動 (exercise) also have this meaning. | All moving things by turning wheels is called 運. Such as 運筆 (move the brush), 運甓 (move bricks), 轉運 (transport), 漕運 (water transport). Also redistributing is called 運. Such as 運用 (utilize), 運籌 (strategize). | In the past, people's good or bad fortune was called 運氣 (luck). This is fatalism. Actually incorrect.

  • Onyomi

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    un(ウン) ウン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hako.bu(はこ-ぶ) はこ-ぶ

  • Strokes

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    12 strokes

  • Radical

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    辵 辶 (shinnyo・shinnyu)

  • Related Keywords

    carry circulate turn fate luck fortune transport destiny move motion chance convey rotate providence opportunity

Sentences including 運

  • I do not know how to drive a car.

  • Grandmother carried the table by herself.

  • She doesn't know how to drive a car.

  • I am not experienced in driving.

  • We saw the lady carried away to the hospital.

  • It is important to drive carefully.

  • Only you can carry the bag.

  • Let me relieve you of that case.

  • People above 18 may drive.

  • It's your turn to drive.

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