営み

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
いとな
Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
營み (kyūjitai)

Etymology

(れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (いとな) (itonamu).

Noun

(いとな) (itonami

  1. business, work, life, operations, activity
  2. (euphemistic) sex

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