営業

• 読み: えいぎょう
• ローマ字: eigyou
• 漢字の分解: 営 (ei) — to manage, to operate; 業 (gyou) — business, industry
• 発音: /eː.ɡʲoː/

意味

Business; trade; operations. The activity of running a business or working in sales.

A noun and suru-verb with two main uses: running a business (as in 営業時間, business hours) and sales work (as in 営業部, sales department). 営業 is extremely common in daily life, appearing on shop signs and in job titles. Common collocations include 営業中 (open for business), 営業マン (salesperson), and 営業日 (business day).

例文

1. このレストランの営業時間は何時までですか。
2. 彼は営業部で毎日外回りをしている。
3. 年末年始は営業していない店が多い。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, daily life, retail

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Composed of 営 (to manage, to operate) and 業 (business, industry). The combination means to manage or operate a business.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal