Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to run (a business), to operate, to conduct, to practice (law, medicine, etc.).
  2. to carry out, to perform, to lead (a life).
  3. to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
営む いとなむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

camp, perform, build
エイ いとな.む (5th, N2)
to learn, (𦥯 variant)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
spine, backbone
ロ リョ せぼね (Late High School, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)