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運
On'yomi
ウン
UN
Kun'yomi
はこ.ぶ
hakobu
carry · luck · destiny · fate · lot · transport · progress · advance
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Details
Strokes12
Frequency#255
Radical辶walk(3)
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Component Breakdown
運=
辶軍
surround from lower-left: walk + 軍
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of advance (辶) and army (軍). Moving troops, transporting.
Symbolism
Fate, luck, movement. '運' represents forces beyond human control.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Leaving fate to heaven
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
運否天賦
うんぷてんぷ
trusting to chance; trusting to Providence; trusting to chance
武運長久
ぶうんちょうきゅう
continued luck in the fortunes of war; continued luck in the fortunes of war
開運招福
かいうんしょうふく
bringing luck and good fortune; bringing luck and good fortune
Proverbs & Idioms
運を天に任せる
うんをてんにまかせる
Leave your fortune to heaven
To leave things to fate