運 Kanji – carry
The Japanese kanji 運 can mean carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance.
Meaning and Readings
How is 運 read?
運 has the onyomi reading ウン and the kunyomi reading はこぶ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as un, hakobu.
Common Japanese Words Using 運
These common Japanese words contain 運. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 飲酒運転（いんしゅうんてん） — drunk driving, drink-driving, driving while intoxicated, drinking and driving, driving under the influence (of alcohol)
- 運（うん） — fortune, luck, chance
- 運ぶ（はこぶ） — to carry, to transport, to move, to convey
- 運良く（うんよく） — luckily
- 運営（うんえい） — management, administration, operation
- 運河（うんが） — (navigable) canal, waterway
- 運休（うんきゅう） — suspension (of a transportation service), cancellation, stoppage
- 運航（うんこう） — operation (of a ship or aircraft route), service, navigation, flight
- 運行（うんこう） — operation (of a bus or train service), service, running
- 運賃（うんちん） — (passenger) fare