JLPT N1 Advanced
営み
Workings of daily life or nature, or sexual intercourse.
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営む verb form
1 Noun
Ongoing Activity / The Workings of...
The fundamental tasks and continuous processes required to sustain human life, business operations, or the natural world.
Example
人間 の 営み が 自然 に 大きな 影響 を 与え ている 。
Human activities are having a major impact on nature.
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2 Noun
Sexual Intercourse (Euphemism)
A formal euphemism referring to sexual relations, often framing the act as a natural human process.
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