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How to say 'Editing' in Japanese | 編集

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The Japanese word for Editing is 'Henshuu', written as 編集 in Japanese.'Editing' in hiragana is へんしゅう.

    word

    編集

    Meaning

    Editing

    Reading

    へんしゅう

    henshuu

    Kanji

    Edit, Knit Gather

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '編集 (へんしゅう)' means 'editing'. It refers to the process of revising, correcting, or preparing written, visual, or audio material for publication or presentation. This term is commonly used in contexts such as book editing, video editing, or magazine editing. For example: I am editing a book「本を編集しています」(ほんをへんしゅうしています). She is good at video editing「彼女は動画編集が得意です」(かのじょはどうがへんしゅうがとくいです). The word can also be used in compound nouns, such as '編集者 (へんしゅうしゃ)' (editor) or '編集作業 (へんしゅうさぎょう)' (editing work).

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    7203

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 編集

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Edit, Knit

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Gather

Words Related to 編集 Through the Kanji

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 編 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Compilation

  • word

    編成

    Meaning

    Organization, Formation

  • word

    編む

    Meaning

    Knit

Words Related to 編集 Through the Kanji

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 集 as well.

  • word

    集団

    Meaning

    Group

  • word

    集まる

    Meaning

    Gather

  • word

    集める

    Meaning

    Gather, Collect

  • word

    Meaning

    Collection

  • word

    集中

    Meaning

    Concentration

  • word

    集合

    Meaning

    Gathering

  • word

    集まり

    Meaning

    Gathering

  • word

    収集

    Meaning

    Collection

  • word

    集会

    Meaning

    Meeting, Gathering

  • word

    群集

    Meaning

    Crowd

  • word

    集落

    Meaning

    Village, Settlement

  • word

    募集

    Meaning

    Recruitment

  • word

    寄り集まる

    Meaning

    Gather

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What does 'Henshuu' (編集) mean?

'Henshuu' means 'Editing' .

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