行う: to hold
行う okonau
to hold; to carry out
JLPT N4Everyday actions
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
式は体育館で行われます。
The ceremony will be held in the gymnasium.
Hunting, fishing, and gathering nuts were done by everyone working together.
From the lesson 縄文時代の家族と社会
ムラには、稲作の仕事を決めたり、まつりを行ったりする人が必要でした。
A village needed people to decide the farming work and to hold ceremonies.
From the lesson ムラからクニへ
So people prayed to the gods and held festivals to wish for a good harvest.
From the lesson まつりと信仰
春には豊作を祈り、秋には収穫を喜ぶまつりが行われたと考えられています。
It is thought that in spring they prayed for a good harvest, and in autumn they held festivals to rejoice in the crop.
From the lesson まつりと信仰
新嘗祭とは、新しくとれた米を神に供えて、感謝する行事で、今も行われています。
The Niinamesai is a ceremony in which newly harvested rice is offered to the gods in thanks, and it is still held today.
From the lesson まつりと信仰