本ほんを編あむ

expression, godan verb (-mu)

compile a book

Used for the act of gathering and editing material into a book, such as an anthology, dictionary, or collected works. The verb 編む literally means 'to knit' or 'to weave', giving a sense of carefully assembling content.

• 彼かれは古こ典てんの詩し集しゅうを編あんでいる。

  He is compiling an anthology of classical poetry.

• この辞じ書しょを編あむのに十じゅう年ねんかかった。

  It took ten years to compile this dictionary.