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運 - N3 Kanji

Meaning of 運 意味

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

運 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

はこ.ぶ hako.bu

KUNYOMI 訓読み

ウン un

Examples

結婚は運次第。Marriage is a lottery.
なんて運が悪いんだ、僕は!How unlucky I am!
7は運のよい数だと言われる。Seven is said to be a lucky number.
彼はいっさいを運に任せた。He left everything to chance.
早晩彼の運は尽きるだろう。Sooner or later, he will run out of luck.
運が私に向いてきた。Luck turned in my favor.
あなたは運の強い人よ。Besides, you lead a charmed life.
人生において運は重要な役割を果たす。Luck plays an important part in your life.
自分の運を試してみよう。I’ll try my luck.

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