漢字道KANJIDO

15 strokesRadical

6Elementary year 515 strokesRadical
On
ヘン
Kun
あ(む)
Meaning
to compile; knit; edit

Origin

ORIGIN

糸 "thread" plus 扁 "tablets in a row"; bamboo slips bound with thread into a book — "to compile, knit."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ヘン編集・編成・長編
あむ編む・手編み

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 編集へんしゅう

    editing

  • 手編みてあみ

    hand-knitting

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

祖母がセーターを編んでくれた。

My grandmother knitted a sweater for me.

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