編あむ

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む

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編む · godan verb (-mu)

Meanings

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

Used for interlacing yarn, thread, hair, or similar materials to create fabric, ropes, or braids.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

Used for assembling a collection of writings, such as an anthology, dictionary, or poetry collection.

毛け糸いとで〈物もの〉を編あむto knit something out of yarn
毛け糸いとでマフラーを編あんだ。
I knitted a scarf out of yarn.
詩し集しゅうを編あむto compile a collection of poems
彼かれは若わか手て詩し人じんの詩し集しゅうを編あんだ。
He compiled an anthology of young poets' works.
髪かみを編あむto braid one's hair
彼かの女じょは自じ分ぶんで髪かみを編あんだ。
She braided her own hair.

織おるN1sense 1
織る means to weave fabric on a loom, while 編む means to knit or braid by interlacing yarn or strands by hand.
編へん纂さん sense 2
編纂する is a formal, Sino-Japanese verb for compiling large reference works, while 編む is the everyday native verb for compiling any collection.
結ゆうN1sense 1
結う is used specifically for tying or braiding hair, while 編む covers a broader range of materials like yarn, thread, and hair.
編へん集しゅうN2sense 2
編集する means to edit or arrange material into final form, while 編む emphasizes the act of gathering pieces into a single compiled work.

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組くむN3
編む is for knitting or weaving yarn and fabric, while 組む (in its braiding sense) is used for interlacing strands like hair or rope.
紡つむぐ
紡ぐ produces the yarn itself, whereas 編む uses already-made yarn to knit or braid something.

編あみ物ものN2
knitting; crochet; needlework with yarn · knitted item; crocheted item; knitted material
手て編あみ
hand knitting; hand-knit
編あみ上あげ
lace-up shoes; lace-up boots
編あみ出だす
devise; think up; work out; come up with · knit (a pattern into something) · start knitting
毛け編あみ
knitting

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編あむUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling for knitting, braiding, and compiling.
あむUsage5%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially for the knitting sense.

Native Japanese verb. The kanji 編 carries the core meaning of 'knit' or 'compile', and the reading あむ is the native Japanese reading.