運ぶ|はこぶhakobu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto carry; to transport; to move; to convey
- godan verb, transitive verbto come; to goas お運びになる, お運び下さる, etc.
- godan verb, transitive verbto use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
- godan verb, transitive verbto carry out; to proceed with; to arrange
- godan verb, intransitive verbto go (well, etc.); to proceed; to progress
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 運ぶ（はこぶ） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 運びます（はこびます） |
| Negative (nai) | 運ばない（はこばない） |
| polite (masen) | 運びません（はこびません） |
| classical zu / nu | 運ばず・運ばぬ（はこばず・はこばぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 運んだ（はこんだ） |
| polite (mashita) | 運びました（はこびました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 運ばなかった（はこばなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 運びませんでした（はこびませんでした） |
| Te form | 運んで（はこんで） |
| Potential | 運べる（はこべる） |
| Passive | 運ばれる（はこばれる） |
| Causative | 運ばせる（はこばせる） |
| Causative passive | 運ばせられる・運ばされる（はこばせられる・はこばされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 運べば（はこべば） |
| tara | 運んだら（はこんだら） |
| Volitional | 運ぼう（はこぼう） |
| polite (mashou) | 運びましょう（はこびましょう） |
| Imperative | 運べ（はこべ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym搬送はんそうWrittenWritten/formal prose; transporting or taking someone to hospital, e.g. 「病院へ搬送する」; stresses getting someone to a specific destination.
- Synonym輸送ゆそうWrittenWritten/formal prose; carrying people or goods by vehicle, e.g. 「輸送機」「物資を輸送する」; 「運ぶ」 can also mean carrying by hand.
- Synonym運送うんそうNeutralTransporting goods and passengers as a commercial service, e.g. 「運送会社」; stresses the business side of shipping.
- Synonym運搬うんぱんWrittenWritten/formal prose; hauling goods, e.g. 「資材を運搬する」; focuses on moving items from place to place.
- Synonym移送いそうWrittenWritten/formal prose; transferring someone or something from one place to another, e.g. 「患者の移送」; also sending a case to another court.
- Related運輸うんゆWrittenWritten/formal prose; transport of passengers and freight, mostly in industry names like 「運輸業」; 「運ぶ」 refers to physically carrying something.
- Related携行けいこうWrittenWritten/formal prose; carrying on one's person, e.g. 「武器を携行する」; 「運ぶ」 stresses getting something to another place.
- Related携えるたずさえるWrittenWritten/formal prose; holding in the hand or carrying along, also taking a person with you, e.g. 「土産を携えて訪ねる」.
- RelatedけいたいNeutralCarrying on your person; also short for mobile phone, e.g. 「携帯電話」; stresses having it on you, not delivering it somewhere.
- Related持つもつNeutralHolding in the hand; also to own, e.g. 「荷物を持つ」; stresses holding rather than moving something elsewhere.
- Related渡すわたすNeutralHanding something to someone or ferrying across, e.g. 「書類を渡す」; stresses handing over or crossing.
- Related持っていくもっていくCasualColloquial; taking something along, e.g. 「傘を持っていく」; stresses taking it with you.
- Related持ち運ぶもちはこぶNeutralCarrying in the hand as you go, e.g. 「持ち運びやすい」; stresses moving something on your person; 「運ぶ」 can also mean transporting by vehicle.
- Related持ち運びもちはこびNeutralNoun for carrying, e.g. 「持ち運びに便利」; typically describes how portable an item is.
- Antonym留めるとどめるNeutralAntonym; making something that is moving stop, e.g. 「車を止める」; opposite to 「運ぶ」 only in that one sets people or things moving and the other stops them.
Default to 「運ぶ」 for carrying or moving people and things. Use 「輸送」 for transport by vehicle, 「運送」 for commercial transport services, 「搬送」 for taking someone to hospital, 「持ち運ぶ」 or 「携帯」 for carrying on your person, and 「持っていく」 for taking something along. The rest are written/formal or narrower terms.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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