Memory phrase for the Kanji: 運


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Meaning

transport, luck, fortune, chance

Pronunciation

UN
hakobu

Explanation

Left: movement , right: army (... with covered vehicles = camouflage) [cf. accompany 連]

Mnemonic

An army that moves needs: luck at the transport.

Radicals

movementThe radical shinnyuu stands for movement and thus has the same meaning as the very similar radical ennyou
military
vehicleA hand-cart viewed from top: axle , loading area , two wheels .
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Vocabulary

 運ぶ  はこぶ  to transport
 運転手  うんてんしゅ  driver/chauffeur
 不運  ふうん  unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, fate
 幸運  こううん  good luck, fortune
 海運  かいうん  maritime, marine transportation
 運動  うんどう  motion/exercise
 運命  うんめい  fate
 運営  うんえい  management/administration/operation
 運搬  うんぱん  transport/carriage


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