運用|うんようun'you[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbmaking use of; application; practical use; effective management (e.g. of funds)
- noun, suru verb, transitive verboperation (esp. of a boat); steering
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 運用する(うんようする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 運用します(うんようします) |
| Negative (nai) | 運用しない(うんようしない) |
| polite (masen) | 運用しません(うんようしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 運用せず・運用せぬ(うんようせず・うんようせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 運用した(うんようした) |
| polite (mashita) | 運用しました(うんようしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 運用しなかった(うんようしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 運用しませんでした(うんようしませんでした) |
| Te form | 運用して(うんようして) |
| Potential | 運用できる(うんようできる) |
| Passive | 運用される(うんようされる) |
| Causative | 運用させる(うんようさせる) |
| Causative passive | 運用させられる(うんようさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 運用すれば(うんようすれば) |
| tara | 運用したら(うんようしたら) |
| Volitional | 運用しよう(うんようしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 運用しましょう(うんようしましょう) |
| Imperative | 運用しろ(うんようしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym使用しようNeutralNeutral noun for use, with the broadest range; 「運用」 centres on managing and flexibly running funds and systems.
- Synonym利用りようNeutralNeutral noun for using facilities and services, as in 「図書館を利用する」; 「運用」 is about managing funds and systems.
- Synonym活用かつようNeutralNeutral noun for putting things to full, flexible use, as in 「人材の活用」; the point is bringing out their value.
- Synonym応用おうようNeutralNeutral noun for applying theory to real situations, as in 「応用問題」.
- Synonym用いるもちいるWrittenWritten verb for using or adopting something; leans formal.
- Related使うつかうNeutralNeutral verb for using; the most common everyday choice, with the broadest range.
- Related適用てきようWrittenWritten term for a law, rule or condition applying to a case, as in 「保険の適用」.
- Related役立てるやくだてるNeutralNeutral verb for putting something to use, as in 「経験を役立てる」.
- Related当てはめるあてはめるNeutralNeutral verb for applying a rule or formula, with the nuance of matching it to the case at hand.
- Related実行じっこうNeutralNeutral noun for carrying something out, as in 「計画を実行する」.
- Related実践じっせんWrittenWritten noun for putting ideas into practice, as in 「理論と実践」.
- Related行使こうしWrittenWritten noun for exercising power or rights, as in 「武力行使」.
- Related利かすきかすNeutralNeutral verb for making something work or take effect, as in 「気を利かす」; the nuance is quick, flexible thinking.
- Antonym放置ほうちWrittenWritten noun for leaving something unattended — the opposite of actively running it.
- Antonym停止ていしWrittenWritten noun for stopping operation; the direct opposite of 「運用」.
- Antonym休止きゅうしWrittenWritten noun for pausing or suspending activity; the opposite of being in operation.
Use 「運用」 for managing and running funds, systems and institutions, as in 「資産運用」. For general use pick 「使用」 or 「利用」, for flexible deployment 「活用」, for applying theory 「応用」, for laws and rules 「適用」, and for stopping use 「停止」.
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