Quick answer
営 is the kanji for "Conduct (business)". Its reading is いとな.む (itonamu). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Conduct (business)
Also : Manage · Operate
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
12 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 営 represents 'OCCUPATION'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of occupation.
On-reading: えい — remember this sound by associating it with occupation. Kun-reading: いとな.む.
Example Sentences
営業時間は何時からですか？
えいぎょうじかんはなんじからですか？
From what time are business hours?
会社の経営を任されました。
かいしゃのけいえいをまかされました。
I was entrusted with managing the company.
Vocabulary using 営
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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