営いとなむ

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

run a business; operate; practice a profession

Used with 店, 会社, 事業, 商売, 医業, and similar nouns. It is more formal or written than everyday expressions such as 店をやっている.

• 父ちちは駅えき前まえで小ちいさな店みせを営いとなんでいる。

  My father runs a small shop in front of the station.

• 彼かれは長なが年ねんこの町まちで医い業ぎょうを営いとなんできた。

  He has practiced medicine in this town for many years.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

lead a life; carry on an activity; perform

Often used with 生活, 暮らし, 社会生活, 活動, or 生命活動 to describe an ongoing way of living or continuing activity, rather than a single simple action.

• 彼かれらは山やま奥おくで自じ給きゅう自じ足そくの生せい活かつを営いとなんでいる。

  They lead a self-sufficient life deep in the mountains.

• 地ち球きゅう上じょうの生せい物ぶつは、それぞれの環かん境きょうで生せい命めい活かつ動どうを営いとなんでいる。

  Living things on Earth carry on life activities in their respective environments.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

hold a religious ceremony; conduct a rite

A formal use for Buddhist or Shinto ceremonies, commonly with 法要, 祭礼, or 神事. Passive forms such as 営まれる are also common in announcements and reports.

• 寺てらで祖そ父ふの法ほう要ようを営いとなんだ。

  We held a memorial service for my grandfather at the temple.

• 神じん社じゃでは秋あきの祭さい礼れいが営いとなまれた。

  An autumn festival rite was held at the shrine.