営業

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Written 営業 and read えいぎょう, it means being open for customers or operating a business on an ongoing basis.
• Basic usage: It appears in a store's Sunday hours and a family running a small inn.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Opening hours versus business operation
  • Context distinguishes availability on a particular day from management of the enterprise as a whole.