ChiramiN4 kanji · 12 strokes
運 means carry, luck
運
冖 a cover · 車 cart · 辶 road
運Memory trick
A covered (冖) cart (車) on the road: to carry. Also: luck.
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Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- carry, luck, destiny, fate
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- Grade 3 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) はこぶ hakobu
はこぶ (hakobu) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
From Chinese (onyomi) ウン un
ウン (un) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
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Common word
運ぶ はこぶ · hakobu
to carry, to transport
Built from
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車 Used in 24 kanji
See all 3 at N5 and N4辶 Used in 56 kanji
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What does 運 mean?
Right: 運 means carry, luck.Not quite: 運 means carry, luck.In 運ぶ, which reading does 運 use?
Right. 運ぶ is read はこぶ (hakobu): 運 takes はこ, its Japanese reading, with ぶ after it.Not quite. 運ぶ is read はこぶ (hakobu): 運 takes はこ, its Japanese reading, with ぶ after it.