営
営 — Camp
camp, perform, build, conduct (business)
On’yomiエイ (ei)
Kun’yomiいとなむ (itonamu)
Kun’yomiいとなみ (itonami)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 営
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 経営 | けいえい keiei | management; administration; operation |
| 運営 | うんえい unei | management; administration; operation |
| 営業 | えいぎょう eigyou | business; trade; operations |
| 経営者 | けいえいしゃ keieisha | manager; proprietor |
| 国営 | こくえい kokuei | government management; state management |
| 陣営 | じんえい jinei | camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp |
Study notes
営 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #303 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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