The kanji 営: meaning, readings and stroke order

営

Meaning: run (a business), manage
On reading: エイ ei
Kun reading: いとな（む） itonamu
Strokes: 12
Radical: 小 small, insignificant
Level: Level 5 · grade 5
Old form: 營

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: kinh doanh, điều hành (doanh)
Japanese: しごとやみせをいとなむ。
Korean: 경영하다, 운영하다 (영)
Chinese: 经营、营业 (营)

Readings, words and example sentences

エイ ei · on reading

営えい業ぎょう
being open (for business)
この店は九時まで 営えい業ぎょうします。
This shop is open until nine.

いとな（む） itonamu · kun reading · less common

営いとなむ
to run (a business)
祖父は小さな店を 営いとなんで います。
My grandpa runs a small shop.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.