To Run A Business
To Manage A Business
transitive verb, godan verb
The kanji means manage, but when you manage something, what are you usually managing? How about a business? So this word means to run a business even though the kanji is manage.
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:
You run a business called Eat O'Nachos (いとな). It's your classic run-of-the-mill Mexican-Irish joint (hence the name). Delicious nachos served with Irish flair.
私のおじは、岡山県でイタリアン・レストランを営んでいます。
My uncle runs an Italian restaurant in Okayama prefecture.
コウイチは、事業を営む天才だ。
Koichi is a genius at managing a business.
私の両親はマッサージ業を営んでいるので、私はそこで「マッサージ受け放題」なんです。
My parents run a massage therapy business, so I can get 'all-you-can-take-massages' there.