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営業 (えいぎょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N4 Freq. Frequency Top 1,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
business ; trade ; operations
Broad term for commercial activity, company operations, or doing business. Often used in compounds like 営業時間 (business hours) or 営業部 (sales department).
新あたら しい 支し 店てん が 来らい 月げつ から 営えい 業ぎょう を 開かい 始し する 。
The new branch will start operations next month.
2
noun
sales
Specifically refers to sales activities, the sales department, or the act of selling. Common in business contexts.
Kanji 業 business, vocation, arts Similar words 商しょう 売ばい 商売 is a more general, often smaller-scale term for trade or commerce, while 営業 emphasizes organized business operations or sales activities within a company.
販はん 売ばい 販売 focuses on the act of selling goods, whereas 営業 covers broader business activities including sales, marketing, and operations.
Etymology Compound of 営 (manage, conduct) and 業 (business, work). The term originally referred to running a business or enterprise, and its modern senses developed naturally from that core meaning.
