JLPT N1 Advanced
営む
To run a business, lead a life, or conduct a formal ceremony.
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Other forms
営みます polite form
営んで te-form
営んだ past tense
営まない negative form
営める potential form
1 Verb (Godan, transitive)
To run a business / To operate
Involves the continuous management and active operation of a business, shop, or professional practice.
Example
両親 は 小さな 喫茶店 を 営んで います 。
My parents run a small coffee shop.
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2 Verb (Godan, transitive)
To lead a life
Describes the active conduct of one’s daily existence or the maintenance of a household.
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3 Verb (Godan, transitive)
To hold a ceremony
Refers to the solemn performance of religious rituals or traditional memorial services.
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