JLPT N3 · Noun

運 (un)

運 (うん, un) is a Japanese noun meaning “fortune; luck”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: うん
Romaji: un
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

fortune; luck; chance · noun

Example sentences

遅かれ早かれ、彼の運は尽きるだろう。

Sooner or later, his luck will run out.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 運

carry, luck, destinyウン・はこ.ぶ · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 運.

運動うんどうexercise運転うんてんoperation (of a machine)運ぶはこぶto carry運転手うんてんしゅdriver幸運こううんgood luck運河うんが(navigable) canal不運ふうんmisfortune運営うんえいmanagement運送うんそうtransport運賃うんちん(passenger) fare運搬うんぱんtransport運命うんめいfate運輸うんゆtransportation運用うんようmaking use of

Source: JMdict entry 1172610 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.