noun, noun, used as a suffix
compilation; editing; edited by
Used mainly in written or bibliographic contexts, often after a person's name to mean that the text was edited or compiled by that person.
山田編の論文集を授業で使っている。
We are using a collection of papers edited by Yamada in class.
この資料集は佐藤先生の編によるもの
This sourcebook was compiled by Professor Sato.
noun, noun, used as a suffix, counter
volume; part of a text
Refers to a volume or major division of a written work; also used as a suffix or counter in labels such as 上編 and 下編.
この物語は上編と下編に分かれている。
This story is divided into an upper and a lower volume.
全集の第一編だけを先に読んだ。
I read only the first volume of the complete works first.
noun, noun, used as a suffix, counter
literary piece; complete literary work
Bookish use for a complete poem, story, essay, or similar literary work, often in the form 一編の〜.
彼女は一編の詩を静かに読み上げた。
She quietly read aloud a poem.
この短編は一編の作品として完成度が高い。
This short story is highly polished as a single literary work.
A full noun and する-verb for the act or process of editing; 編 is shorter and often used as a suffix in names of edited works.
A common counter or noun for book volumes in a series; 編 emphasizes a textual division, compilation, or literary part.
A general word for an artistic or literary work; 編 is more bookish and is often used as a counter or suffix for individual written pieces.
Sino-Japanese reading へん for the written forms 編 and 篇. The spellings are conventionally associated with compiling or arranging texts and with written pieces or sections; no historical derivation is specified.