運営|うんえいun'ei[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbmanagement; administration; operation
    我々われわれはあらゆる学校がっこうを運営うんえいさせ続つづけ、あらゆる教師きょうしを職しょくにとどめておくべきです。↗
    We should keep every school open and every teacher in his job.
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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 組織そしき、制度せいどなどを働はたらかせて、仕事しごとが進すすむようにすること。
  2. イベントなどの業務ぎょうむが円滑えんかつに進すすむよう取り計とりはからう人ひとや部署ぶしょ。
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