perform, conduct, manage
On'yomi (音読み)
- エイ
- いん
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- いとな.む
- いとな.み
About this kanji
The kanji 営, pronounced as エイ in on'yomi and いとな.む in kun'yomi, primarily means to perform, conduct, or manage something. It is often used in nouns related to business and administration. For example, 営業 (えいぎょう) means business operations, referring to the activities involved in selling products or services. 経営 (けいえい) translates to management, focusing on the process of managing a business or organization. Additionally, 営種 (えいしゅ) means enterprise, indicating a project or venture. A usage note: when you see this kanji, it's often connected to the concepts of managing or running something effectively.
Built from
Example sentences
会社を営んでいる。
I run a company.
Meanings across languages
- English
- perform, conduct, manage
- Tiếng Việt
- tiến hành, quản lý, điều hành
- 日本語
- 営む, 経営
- 한국어
- 운영하다
- 中文
- 执行
- id
- melakukan
- th
- ดำเนินการ
- es
- realizar
- fr
- effectuer
- de
- leiten
- pt
- realizar
Common compounds
- 営業えいぎょうbusiness, sales
- 経営けいえいmanagement, administration
- 営種えいしゅenterprise, business type
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