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Kanji: 運

KANJI
運
12 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
はこぶ
 ON 音 
ウン
STROKE ORDER
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:
⻍(⻌)
Radical name:
しんにょう
Meaning:
Carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 250 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N4
運転(うんてん)する
to drive
N4
運転手(うんてんしゅ)
driver
N4
運動(うんどう)する
to exercise
N4
運(はこ)ぶ
to transport
N3
運(うん)
fortune, luck
N3
運転(うんてん)
operation, motion, driving
N3
運動(うんどう)
motion, exercise
N3
幸運(こううん)
good luck, fortune
N2
運河(うんが)
canal, waterway
N2
不運(ふうん)
unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, fate
N1
運営(うんえい)
management, administration, operation
N1
運送(うんそう)
shipping, marine transportation
N1
運賃(うんちん)
freight rates, shipping expenses, fare
N1
運搬(うんぱん)
transport, carriage
N1
運命(うんめい)
fate
N1
運輸(うんゆ)
transportation
N1
運用(うんよう)
making use of, application, investment, practical use
N1
海運(かいうん)
maritime, marine transportation
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