営む
いとなむ
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to run (a business); to operate; to conduct; to practice (law, medicine, etc.)
- to carry out; to perform; to lead (a life)
- to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
Kanji
- 営 manage. Read as いとなむ.
Example sentences
- その島には漁業を営む人たちが住んでいた。
The island was inhabited by a fishing people. - 集団生活を営む動物は全て、情報を交換したり秩序ある集団を維持するため何らかの伝達方法を持っている。
All social animals use some methods of communication to exchange information and to maintain an orderly community. - 彼が父親に代わって事業を営んでいる。
He is managing the business for his father. - 彼はとどまって父親の商売を営むことにした。
He decided to stay and carry on his father's business. - 彼は事業を大規模に営んでいる。
He is doing business on a large scale.