Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 編纂(へんさん) in Japanese

編纂
Kana Reading
へんさん
Romaji
hensan
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    compilation; editing
    Example sentence
    生涯辞書編さん費やした He devoted his whole life to compilation of the dictionary.

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Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

15 strokes

compilation, knit, plait, braid, twist, editing, completed poem, part of a book

On'Yomi: ヘン

Kun'Yomi: あ.む, -あ.み

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20 strokes

editing, compiling

On'Yomi: サン

Kun'Yomi: あつ.める

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