The kanji 運 primarily conveys the idea of "luck," "fate," "transport," or "to carry." It encompasses the concepts of chance, destiny, and the movement or transfer of things or ideas. It often suggests something that is beyond one's immediate control or the result of circumstances. It can also imply "running" or "operating" in a figurative or literal sense.

・On-yomi (音読み): ウン (un) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): はこ.ぶ (hako.bu) - to carry, to transport

⚫︎運がいい Translation: Lucky; fortunate. ⚫︎運動会 Translation: Sports day. ⚫︎運輸会社 Translation: Transportation company.

The kanji 運 is a 形声文字 (keisei moji), which means it combines a semantic component (meaning) with a phonetic component (sound). The left side is a component representing movement and the right side is the component representing the voice, which provides the sound of the kanji. Initially, the original form showed a person moving in the road. Over time, it developed the meaning of fate and luck, because events that happen on the road are considered as the fate. Therefore, 運 represents something that is carried or moved, and often implies movement, either physical or metaphorical, as well as the concept of fate or luck.