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編
Compile, Edit
あ.む
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
Books, TV dramas, and manga are often divided into 編 ('parts' or 'volumes'). The kanji is also used in 編集 (editing), an essential part of publishing and filmmaking.
Memory Trick
Imagine an editor carefully arranging chapters of a book before publication. That process of putting things together helps you remember 編 means 'to compile' or 'edit.'
Readings
Onyomi: ヘン (hen)
Kunyomi: あ.む
Example Words
編集
へんしゅう (henshuu)
Editing
編集者
へんしゅうしゃ (henshuusha)
Editor
長編
ちょうへん (chouhen)
Feature-length work
編む
あむ (amu)
To knit
Example Sentence
彼 は 雑誌 の 編集者 です。
かれ は ざっし の へんしゅうしゃ です。
kare wa zasshi no henshuusha desu
He is a magazine editor.