運 – JLPT N4 Kanji, Kanji for advance, carry, destiny, fate, lot

運

Strokes: 12

Meanings: advance, carry, destiny, fate, lot, luck, progress, transport
Onyomi: ウン
Kunyomi: はこ.ぶ
Name Readings
JLPT: N4
Grade: 3
Frequency: -
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Story

The kanji 運 combines the “movement” radical (辶) with the character for “carry” or “fortune” (軍 without the roof), symbolizing moving or carrying things along a path. In ancient times, it represented transporting goods or the flow of events. 運 came to mean carry, transport, or luck/fortune, capturing motion, progress, and fate.

Short Story

Movement along a path — 運 means carry, transport, or luck/fortune.

Mnemonic

Imagine carrying goods along a road or the flow of fortune moving toward you — that’s 運, the kanji for movement, transport, and luck.

Vocabulary Examples

Word	Reading	Meaning	Meta
運	うん	fortune, luck, chance	common JLPT-N3 Noun
運動	うんどう	exercise, physical training, workout, sports, athletics	common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
運河	うんが	(navigable) canal, waterway	common JLPT-N2 Noun
運ぶ	はこぶ	to carry, to transport, to move, to convey	common JLPT-N4 Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Transitive verb
運命	うんめい	fate, destiny, lot	common JLPT-N1 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
運賃	うんちん	(passenger) fare	common JLPT-N1 Noun
運転	うんてん	operation (of a machine), running, working	common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
運転手	うんてんしゅ	driver, chauffeur	common JLPT-N4 Noun
運営	うんえい	management, administration, operation	common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
運搬	うんぱん	transport, transportation, conveyance, carriage	common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

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Example Sentences

Example #1

荷物を運びます。

にもつをはこびます

nimotsu o hakobimasu

I carry the luggage.

Example #2

運転が上手です。

うんてんがじょうずです

unten ga jouzu desu

I am good at driving.

Example #3

毎日運動します。

まいにちうんどうします

mainichi undou shimasu

I exercise every day.

Example #4

荷物を車に運びました。

にもつをくるまにはこびました

nimotsu o kuruma ni hakobimashita

I carried the luggage into the car.

Example #5

運がいい日です。

うんがいいひです

un ga ii hi desu

It is a lucky day.

Example #6

運転免許を取りました。

うんてんめんきょをとりました

unten menkyo o torimashita

I got a driver’s license.

Example #7

荷物を運ぶのは大変です。

にもつをはこぶのはたいへんです

nimotsu o hakobu no wa taihen desu

Carrying luggage is hard work.

Example #8

運動会に参加します。

うんどうかいにさんかします

undoukai ni sanka shimasu

I participate in the sports day.

Example #9

運が悪かったです。

うんがわるかったです

un ga warukatta desu

I had bad luck.

Example #10

荷物を部屋に運びました。

にもつをへやにはこびました

nimotsu o heya ni hakobimashita

I carried the luggage into the room.

Example #11

毎朝運動しています。

まいあさうんどうしています

maiasa undou shite imasu

I exercise every morning.

Example #12

運転中に注意してください。

うんてんちゅうにちゅういしてください

untenchuu ni chuui shite kudasai

Please be careful while driving.

Example #13

運動場で走ります。

うんどうじょうではしります

undoujou de hashirimasu

I run on the playground.

Example #14

荷物を運ぶのを手伝ってください。

にもつをはこぶのをてつだってください

nimotsu o hakobu no o tetsudatte kudasai

Please help me carry the luggage.

Example #15

運が良ければ勝てます。

うんがよければかてます

un ga yokereba katemasu

If you are lucky, you can win.

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Kanji Info

Kanji: 運

JLPT: n4

Strokes: 12

Grade: 3

Unicode: 904B

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