Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to run (a business), to operate, to conduct, to practice (law, medicine, etc.).
  2. to carry out, to perform, to lead (a life).
  3. to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
営む いとなむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

occupation, camp, perform
エイ いとな.む (5th, N2)
to learn(𦥯) variant
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
spine, backbone
ロ リョ せぼね (11th, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)