(うん)

うん
noun
luck, fortune, fate
1. luck, fortune
Good or bad chance that happens by accident.
今日(きょう)(うん)がいい。
I'm lucky today.
(うん)(わる)かった。
I was unlucky.
(うん)(ため)す。
To try one's luck.
(うん)がよければ()えるかも。
We might meet if we're lucky.
(うん)()いてきた。
My luck is turning.
幸運(こううん)(いの)る。
To wish good luck.
2. fate, destiny
The course of events beyond one's control.
運命(うんめい)(しん)じる。
To believe in fate.
(うん)(まか)せる。
To leave it to fate.
これも(うん)だ。
This is fate too.
(うん)()きた。
My luck ran out.
あの二人(ふたり)出会(であ)ったのは運命(うんめい)だったのかもしれない。
It may have been fate that those two met.

(うん) means luck, fortune, or fate - chance events beyond one's control.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • (うん)がいい: lucky, fortunate
  • (うん)(わる)い: unlucky
  • (うん)(ため)す: to try one's luck
  • (うん)(まか)せる: to leave it to fate
  • (うん)()く: luck turns (in one's favor)
  • (うん)()きる: luck runs out

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 運命(うんめい): fate, destiny
  • 幸運(こううん): good fortune
  • 不運(ふうん): misfortune, bad luck
  • 運勢(うんせい): fortune (as in horoscope)

CULTURE:
(うん) plays an important role in Japanese culture, with concepts like 縁起(えんぎ) (omens) and fortune-telling ((うらな)い) being common.