운

un · [운]

fate · destiny · luck

nounIntermediate

Meanings

  1. fate; destinyThe determined fate of a person, unchangeable by his/her power.
  2. luckThe fortune of something working out well.
Other Words Spelled the Same (1)

운ː · noun

  1. the start of a conversationA word that is used for rhyme in hansi, a traditional Korean poetry using Chinese characters.
  2. rhymeThe same or similar character that is used repeatedly in the same position in each verse of a poem.

Written Forms

운Hangul
運Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

We got lucky.

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Actually, it just means they didn't lose because of a lack of gaming skill, but simply because they were unlucky.

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운이 좋으셨네요, 그럼 총 구천오백 원입니다.

You were lucky; your total comes to 9,500 won.

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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