編 means “edit, compile, knit”

へん · hen

Also: compilation, plait, braid

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): あむ
On'yomi (Chinese reading): ヘン

JLPT N2 · Taught in grade 5 · 15 strokes

The story

Thread (糸) lacing flat slips (扁) together: before paper, books were strips of bamboo bound with cord. 編む is to knit, 長編 a full-length novel or film, and 編集, editing, is on the edit button of nearly every Japanese app.

Used in 編集 (henshuu, editing), 編む (amu, to knit/braid), and 長編 (chouhen, full-length work)

編 means “edit, compile, knit”

The story

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