運うん輸ゆ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

transportation; transport

Broad term for the business or system of moving goods and people, often used in official and industry contexts.

運うん輸ゆ業ぎょう界かいは人ひと手で不ぶ足そくに悩

なや

ん

で

いる

。

The transportation industry is suffering from a labor shortage.

この地ち域いきの運うん輸ゆ網もうはよく整せい備びされている。

The transportation network in this region is well developed.

Usage patterns

運うん輸ゆ業ぎょうに携たずさわるto work in the transportation industry
彼かれは長なが年ねん、運うん輸ゆ業ぎょうに携たずさわっている。
He has worked in the transportation industry for many years.
〈物もの〉の運うん輸ゆを担になうto be responsible for the transport of something
この会かい社しゃは国こく内ないの物ぶっ資しの運うん輸ゆを担になっている。
This company is responsible for the domestic transport of goods.

Kanji

運carry, luck, destiny
輸transport, send, be inferior

Related words

運うん送そうN1
運送 refers concretely to the act of carrying or shipping goods, while 運輸 denotes the broader industry or system of transport.
輸ゆ送そうN2
輸送 focuses on the physical act of transporting goods or people from one place to another, whereas 運輸 refers more to the overall transport industry or system.
交こう通つうN5
交通 covers the general movement of people and vehicles, while 運輸 is specifically about the commercial or systematic transport of goods and passengers.
交こう通つう機き関かんN2
運輸 is a formal, industry/business term for the transport of goods and people, while 交通機関 focuses on the actual means or systems used for transportation.

Word family

運うん輸ゆ量りょう
traffic volume; amount of traffic
連れん絡らく運うん輸ゆ
joint carriage; through-ticketing
運うん輸ゆ業ぎょう者しゃ
carrier; transport company; hauler
運うん輸ゆ行ぎょう政

Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound of 運 (carry, move) and 輸 (transport). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of transportation.

せい

transport administration; transportation administration

交こう通つう運うん輸ゆ業ぎょう

transportation business; transport industry