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営
Manage, Operate
いとな.む
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
Many family-owned businesses in Japan proudly display 営業中 (eigyouchuu), meaning 'Open for Business,' outside their shops every morning.
Memory Trick
Imagine many people working together inside a building from morning until night. Running a business takes constant effort, helping you remember 営 means 'operate' or 'manage.'
Readings
Onyomi: エイ
Kunyomi: いとな.む
Example Words
営業
えいぎょう (eigyou)
Business, Open for business
経営
けいえい (keiei)
Management
運営
うんえい (unei)
Operation
営む
いとなむ (itonamu)
To run, To conduct
Example Sentence
父 は レストラン を 営んでいます。
ちち は レストラン を いとなんでいます。
chichi wa resutoran o itonandeimasu
My father runs a restaurant.