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営む (いとなむ): to carry on (e.g., in ceremony), to run a business — Japanese vocabulary

営む is read いとなむ and means "to carry on (e.g., in ceremony), to run a business". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

営む

Reading
いとなむ · itonamu
Translation
to carry on (e.g., in ceremony), to run a business
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
いとなむが

Example

その島には漁業を営む人たちが住んでいた。

そのしまにはぎょぎょうをいとなむひとたちがすんでいた。

The island was inhabited by a fishing people.

Kanji in this word

  • 営 — Occupation, Camp, Perform

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