運
運 — Carry
carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport
On’yomiウン (un)
Kun’yomiはこぶ (hakobu)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 運
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 運動 | うんどう undou | exercise; physical training; workout |
| 運営 | うんえい unei | management; administration; operation |
| 運転 | うんてん unten | operation (of a machine); running; working |
| 運輸 | うんゆ unyu | transportation |
| 運輸省 | うんゆしょう unyushou | Ministry of Transport |
| 運用 | うんよう unyou | making use of; application; practical use |
Study notes
運 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #255 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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