編 means 'knit'

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Strokes : 15 Frequency: 578 JLPT: N2 Usefulness: 4 Study set: 4-4 Grade: 5 Intermediate lesson: 38 Beginner lesson: - Begins 56 words Used in 168 words Used in 27 names Not used as a component

Jōyō (常用)

Common readings

ヘン

Kun

あむ to knit, compile, edit

Additional readings

Kun -あみ

Variants

编 (Chinese)

Components

⿰ 糸 thread 扁 flat

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See also

騙 deceive 冊 volume

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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 編 is used 12 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).

Across all words in Japanese, 編 is used 159 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).

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ヘン : 106 words FIND ALL

へんしゅう

編集

noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective

editing; compilation; editorial (e.g. committee)

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ヘン (read as ぺん) : 11 words FIND ALL

たんぺん

短編

Most common form: 短篇

noun

short (e.g. story, film)

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あむ : 42 words FIND ALL

あ

編

む

'mu' godan verb, transitive verb

1. to knit; to plait; to braid

2. to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

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An additional 騙 less common words include 編 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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Additional data

Henshall: 806 (originally: 785) Joy o' Kanji : 785 Key to Kanji: 947