# 営 — operate; camp

営 means “operate; camp”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: エイ (ei). Kun'yomi: いとな(む) (itonamu). You'll see it in words such as 営む (itonamu, “to run; to operate”).

- Meaning: operate; camp
- On'yomi: エイ (ei)
- Kun'yomi: いとな(む) (itonamu)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Money & trade 1

## How to remember 営

Parts: ⺍ sparkle · 冖 cover · 呂 spine

## Words with 営

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 営む | いとなむ (itonamu) | to run; to operate |
| 営み | いとなみ (itonami) | activity; action |

## Don't confuse it with

[堂](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/hall/) · [党](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/political-party/) · [常](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/always/) · [掌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/palm-of-the-hand/)

## More in the “Money & trade 1” set

[済](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/settle/) · [資](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/resources/) · [利](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/profit/) · [価](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/price/) · [税](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/tax/) · [営](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/operate/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/operate/. Last updated 2026-11-01.