Meaning of 運 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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運JLPT 3
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Kana Readingうん
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Romajiun
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- fortune; luck
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Example Sentences
運, うん used in context
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He left everything to chance.
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His success was in part due to luck.
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彼が成功したのは、努力したからではなくたまたま運がよかったためである。
He succeeded, not because he made efforts, but because he happened to be lucky.
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彼が事業に成功したのは、商才があったからではなく、運がよかったからである。
It is not because he had a faculty for business but because he was lucky that he succeeded in business.
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駐禁で切符を切られた直後にＵターン禁止でつかまった。運が悪いというか、弱り目に祟り目というか。
It wasn't my lucky day. First I got a parking ticket and then things went from bad to worse when I got pulled over for making a U-turn.
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Sooner or later, his luck will run out.
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Kanji found in this word
carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance
On: ウン
Kun: はこ.ぶ
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