営 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「口」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「口」
- On
- エイ
- Kun
- いとな(む)
- Meaning
- to run (a business); manage; camp
Origin
Watch-fires burning over 呂 "buildings"; setting up a camp — hence "to manage, to run."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| エイ | 営業・経営・陣営 |
|---|---|
| いとなむ | 営む・営み |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 経営けいえい
management (of a business)
- 営業えいぎょう
business operations; sales
Example
父は小さな店を営んでいる。
My father runs a small shop.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)