運営|うんえいun'ei[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbmanagement; administration; operation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 運営する(うんえいする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 運営します(うんえいします) |
| Negative (nai) | 運営しない(うんえいしない) |
| polite (masen) | 運営しません(うんえいしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 運営せず・運営せぬ(うんえいせず・うんえいせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 運営した(うんえいした) |
| polite (mashita) | 運営しました(うんえいしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 運営しなかった(うんえいしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 運営しませんでした(うんえいしませんでした) |
| Te form | 運営して(うんえいして) |
| Potential | 運営できる(うんえいできる) |
| Passive | 運営される(うんえいされる) |
| Causative | 運営させる(うんえいさせる) |
| Causative passive | 運営させられる(うんえいさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 運営すれば(うんえいすれば) |
| tara | 運営したら(うんえいしたら) |
| Volitional | 運営しよう(うんえいしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 運営しましょう(うんえいしましょう) |
| Imperative | 運営しろ(うんえいしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- SynonymマネジメントNeutralA loanword for management that leans toward business theory; 「運営」 is about keeping an organization or activity running smoothly.
- Synonym経営けいえいNeutralRunning a business or institution — companies, schools, hospitals — emphasizing policy and direction; 「運営」 is about smooth operation of organizations and activities.
- Synonym管理かんりNeutralControl and supervision, keeping order, as in 「品質管理」; 「運営」 is about keeping affairs running rather than overseeing them.
- Synonym切り盛りきりもりNeutralSkillfully running a household, shop, or similar, as in 「店を切り盛りする」; 「運営」 leans toward organizations and events.
- Related司るつかさどるWrittenWritten and formal: being in charge of something as one's duty, also ruling and governing; 「運営」 is about the daily running of an organization.
- Related切り回すきりまわすCasualColloquial: handling and running affairs single-handedly, such as a shop or household; 「運営」 is more formal and mostly used for organizations.
- Related差配さはいWrittenDirecting and giving orders on someone's behalf, also managing property for an owner; has an old-fashioned feel, while 「運営」 is more modern.
Use 「運営」 for making an organization, event, or website run smoothly, as in 「運営委員会」 or 「サイト運営」. Choose 「経営」 for running a business, 「管理」 for control and supervision, and 「切り盛り」 for a shop or household; the rest are stylistic or dated alternatives.
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