How to say "compile" in Japanese
- 取りまとめるとりまとめるichidan verb, transitive verbFor compile in the sense of gathering scattered things — information, opinions, documents — and organizing them into one whole; the nuance is pulling dispersed material together, as when compiling results into a single report.
- 編むあむgodan verb, transitive verbFor compile in the sense of putting together a written work such as an anthology or dictionary; it is the editor's act of assembling a collection, and it also means to edit.
Use 「取りまとめる」 for compiling in the sense of gathering scattered material such as data, reports, or opinions into one whole, and 「編む」 for compiling an edited written work such as an anthology or dictionary.
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