luck, transport, carry
On'yomi (音読み)
- ウン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- はこ.ぶ
About this kanji
The kanji 運 (un) primarily means "luck" or "transport" and can be used as both a noun and a verb. In its verb form, it is pronounced はこぶ (hakobu), meaning "to carry" or "to transport." You can find it in useful compounds like 運転 (うんてん, unten), which means "driving," and 運動 (うんどう, undou), meaning "exercise." Another common phrase is 運がいい (うんがいい, un ga ii), which translates to "good fortune." A noteworthy usage point is that while 運 can refer to luck in a general sense, it also emphasizes the importance of how we move or carry things in life.
Built from
Example sentences
車を運転します。
I drive the car.
Meanings across languages
- English
- luck, transport, carry
- Tiếng Việt
- vận, vận chuyển, cầm, vận mệnh
- 日本語
- 運, 運ぶ, 運命
- 한국어
- 운, 운반, 가져가다
- 中文
- 运气, 运输, 携带
- id
- untung, transportasi, membawa
- th
- โชค, ขนส่ง, ถือ
- es
- suerte, transportar, cargar
- fr
- chance, transport, porter
- de
- Glück, Transport, tragen
- pt
- sorte, transporte, carregar
Common compounds
- 運転うんてんdriving
- 運動うんどうexercise, movement
- 運がいいうんがいいgood fortune
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