Word Meaning 編む

あむ amu

編む is read as あむ (amu) and means to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.).

Meaning

English

to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.)
to edit
to knit
to plait
to braid

Reading

Kana

あむ

Romaji

amu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 7370 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

編み物

あみもの

knitting

編成

へんせい

composition

編集

へんしゅう

editing

編入

へんにゅう

admission

編者

へんしゃ

editor

編集者

へんしゅうしゃ

editor (in publishing, etc.)

編

へん

completed literary work

編著

へんちょ

compilation

編曲

へんきょく

arrangement

編み出す

あみだす

to work out

編年体

へんねんたい

chronological order (form of historical writing)

編入学

へんにゅうがく

admission and placement (e.g. to a school)

Example Sentences

母は冬になると毛糸で帽子を編む。

はははふゆになるとけいとでぼうしをあむ。

My mother knits hats with wool yarn when winter comes.