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編む

あむ

godan verbtransitive 他動詞

Meanings

1to knit
2to plait
3to braid
4to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.)
5to edit

Example sentence

いく日もいく日も、彼女は彼のセーターを編むのに費やした。

Many a day did she spend knitting a sweater for him.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

編Compilation, Knit, Plait15 strokes

More words with 編

編み物あみもの · knittingN2 短編たんぺん · short (e.g., story, film)N2 編集へんしゅう · editingN2 編者へんしゃ · editor 長編ちょうへん · long (e.g., novel, film)N1

Full entry on Jisho

改編かいへん · reorganization

再編さいへん · reorganization

続編ぞくへん · sequel

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