運用
うんよう · unyou · JLPT N1 · noun
making use of
🔧 運 = carry + 用 = use: carry something into use, i.e. put it to practical use
Break it down as carry (運) plus use (用). Used for applying systems, funds, methods, or tools in real settings, such as 運用 of a budget.
用 — pictograph of a bucket or wooden pail
用 originally depicted a bucket or container, possibly a sacrificial vessel made of wood. Over time it was borrowed to mean 'to use' or 'employ,' losing its concrete object sense. The modern meaning 'use' has been standard since early classical Chinese.