運 means “carry, transport, luck”

はこぶ · hakobu

Also: destiny, fate

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

はこぶ

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ウン

JLPT N4 · Taught in grade 3 · 12 strokes

The story

Movement (辶) of an army (軍): the logistics of moving forces across distance. Beyond transport, 運 carries the beautiful dual meaning of "fate" and "luck": your 運命 (unmei, destiny) is the path your life travels. 運がいい (un ga ii, good luck) is what every traveler hopes for.

Used in 運転 (unten, driving), 運動 (undou, exercise), and 運命 (unmei, destiny/fate)

More from Travel & Transport

• 帰 return home
• 着 arrive
• 発 depart
• 進 advance
• 速 fast
• 遠 far
• 近 near
• 送 send
• 渡 cross over
• 泊 stay overnight
• 迷 get lost
• 急 hurry

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.