How to say "edit" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounA loanword covering the general sense of 'edit'. Because it is less common, it is seldom the word you want in everyday Japanese; it appears mainly in technical or specialist contexts such as computing and media production.
- 編むあむgodan verb, transitive verbCovers editing in the sense of compiling a written work, such as an anthology or dictionary. This is the common word for that activity, so choose it when you mean putting together or editing a collected text.
For 'edit', use 「編む」 when compiling or editing works such as anthologies or dictionaries; 「エディット」 is a less common loanword best reserved for specialized or technical contexts.
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