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N4 · 12 strokes · — · Irodori #362 · Elementary 2 L11
営
build, camp, conduct (business), perform
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Readings
- On’yomi
- エイ
- Kun’yomi
- いとな・み、いとな・む
Example words
24時間営業
にじゅうよじかんえいぎょう
open 24 hours
営業時間
えいぎょうじかん
opening hours
営業中
えいぎょうちゅう
open
営業時間
えいぎょうじかん
opening hours
Memory aids
Guided learn session →How to remember
Shape
A complex 12-stroke character meaning "build" — break it into smaller familiar components to remember it.
Components
Remember "build" (営) by connecting it to its Irodori vocabulary context.
Anchor word
営業する (えいぎょうする) — your first meeting with this kanji in Irodori.
Readings
First learned in 営業する (えいぎょうする) — recall the word to unlock the reading. Kun'yomi: いとな・み、いとな・む — often used in native Japanese words. On'yomi: エイ — common in compound words (熟語).