営む (いとなむ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

営む (いとなむ) means to carry on / to run (a business or ceremony).

See example sentences below.

営む at a glance

営む

いとなむitonamu

N1verb

to carry on / to run (a business or ceremony)

営むいとなむitonamuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to carry on / to run (a business or ceremony)

Example 1

彼は小さな店を営んでいる。

Translation

He runs a small shop.

Example 2

毎年祭りを営む伝統がある。

Translation

There is a tradition of carrying on the festival every year.