Kanji

編

編

compilation, knit, plait, braid, twist, editing, completed poem, part of a book

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

15 strokes

Radical

糸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ヘン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あむ, -あみ

Nanori (Name Reading)

つら, よし

Common Readings

ヘン, あ…む

Example sentences

編む あむ
彼女は冬のためにセーターを編んでいる。

She is knitting a sweater for winter.

竹 たけ
この籠は竹で編まれています。

This basket is woven from bamboo.

編成 へんせい
この列車は十両編成です。

This train is a ten-car formation.

両 りょう
この電車は６両編成です。

This train is a 6-car formation.

編集 へんしゅう
雑誌の編集を担当しています。

I am in charge of editing the magazine.

補正 ほせい
撮影した写真の明るさを画像編集ソフトで補正しました。

I corrected the brightness of the photo I took using image editing software.

編 へん
この小説は前編と後編の二編から成っている。

This novel consists of two parts: the first volume and the second volume.

編み出す あみだす
彼は長年の研究の末に、新しい独自の技術を編み出した。

After years of research, he devised a new, unique technology.

記憶法 きおくほう
彼は独自の記憶法を編み出した

He invented his own memorization technique.

編集者 へんしゅうしゃ
編集者は締め切り前に原稿の誤字を見つけた。

The editor found a typo in the manuscript before the deadline.

Example Vocabulary

編む

あむ

to knit; to weave; to compile

編成

へんせい

composition; formation; organization

編集

へんしゅう

editing; compilation

編

へん

volume; part; chapter; edition

三つ編み

みつあみ

編入

へんにゅう

編集長

へんしゅうちょう

編み出す

あみだす

to work out; to devise; to invent

編集者

へんしゅうしゃ

editor; person who edits books, articles, or other publications

編集部

へんしゅうぶ

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