改編|かいへんkaihen[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbreorganization; reorganisation
Conjugation
Dictionary form改編する(かいへんする)
Polite (masu)改編します(かいへんします)
Negative (nai)改編しない(かいへんしない)
polite (masen)改編しません(かいへんしません)
classical zu / nu改編せず・改編せぬ(かいへんせず・かいへんせぬ)
Past (ta)改編した(かいへんした)
polite (mashita)改編しました(かいへんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)改編しなかった(かいへんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)改編しませんでした(かいへんしませんでした)
Te form改編して(かいへんして)
Potential改編できる(かいへんできる)
Passive改編される(かいへんされる)
Causative改編させる(かいへんさせる)
Causative passive改編させられる(かいへんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)改編すれば(かいへんすれば)
tara改編したら(かいへんしたら)
Volitional改編しよう(かいへんしよう)
polite (mashou)改編しましょう(かいへんしましょう)
Imperative改編しろ(かいへんしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related修正しゅうせいNeutralBroadly covers fixing errors or shortcomings and adjusting what's off; unlike 「改編」, it does not suggest reworking the overall structure of a program or organization.
  • Related訂正ていせいNeutralFocuses on correcting wrong characters or statements; it fixes errors without the wholesale re-arrangement of structure that 「改編」 implies.
  • Related改訂かいていNeutralUsed for revising the content of books and documents, as in 「改訂版」; the aim is updating content, whereas 「改編」 means re-editing or re-arranging.
  • Related改正かいせいWrittenA written/formal word for amending laws and regulations, as in 「法改正」; its object is legal provisions, while 「改編」 applies to programs, organizations, works.
  • Related変更へんこうNeutralThe most general word for changing plans or settings; it does not stress re-arrangement, while 「改編」 specifically means re-organizing or re-editing.
  • Related改定かいていWrittenA written/formal term for re-setting prices or standards, as in 「料金改定」; 「改編」 instead re-organizes organizations or programs.
  • Related更正こうせいWrittenA written administrative term for correcting errors in official declarations or registrations; unlike 「改編」, it is not about re-arranging.
  • Related手直してなおしNeutralPartial touch-ups or adjustments to something largely finished; the scale is local, unlike the wholesale re-organization of 「改編」.
  • Related加筆かひつWrittenA written term for adding new expression to an existing text or painting; it adds content rather than re-arranging the whole structure.
  • Related改めるあらためるNeutralA verb meaning to change or correct, on the formal side, as in 「規則を改める」; not limited to the re-arranging that 「改編」 names.
  • Related直しなおしCasualA colloquial noun for fixing or repairing, as in 「直しを入れる」; it does not refer to re-arranging structure like 「改編」.
  • Related変えるかえるNeutralAn extremely broad verb of change; 「改編」 covers just one of its senses, re-arranging a structure.
  • Related直すなおすNeutralAn everyday verb for repairing or correcting; it centers on making what's wrong right, not re-organizing like 「改編」.
  • RelatedリビジョンNeutralA loanword for revising documents or plans, also a version number, common in technical writing; not used for re-organizing an organization.
  • Related添削てんさくNeutralCorrecting someone else's essay or exam paper with detailed additions and deletions; not the wholesale re-arrangement of 「改編」.
  • Related改版かいはんWrittenA written/formal term for remaking or revising a publication, or the new edition produced; 「改編」 instead reworks the structure of programs or organizations.
  • Related修訂しゅうていWrittenWritten and rarely used: correcting errors in a book; the emphasis is on fixing mistakes, not re-organizing as 「改編」 does.
  • Related改案かいあんWrittenWritten and rare: revising a proposal, or the revised proposal itself; its object is a plan, not a work or organization.
  • RelatedモディフィケーションWrittenA written loanword for modification or improvement in general, rare in daily use; it lacks 「改編」's sense of re-organizing.
  • Related手を加えるてをくわえるNeutralA set phrase for making changes or additions, large or small; more colloquial than 「改編」 and not tied to re-organizing.
  • Antonym原編WrittenA written, very rare term for the original arrangement or compilation, the counterpart of a re-arranged 「改編」.

Use 「改編」 for re-arranging or re-editing a program, organization, or work, as in 「番組改編」. To fix errors, choose 「修正」 or 「訂正」; to revise a book, 「改訂」; to amend a law, 「改正」. 「変更」 is the general word for any change, 「改定」 re-sets prices or standards, and 「手直し」 is a partial touch-up. Verbs 「変える」「直す」「改める」 and the phrase 「手を加える」 cover everyday changing and fixing; 「添削」 is correcting someone's writing in detail, and 「原編」 is the rare opposite, the original compilation.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 一度いちど編成へんせいしたものを改あらためて編成へんせいし直なおすこと。
  2. 一度いちど編集へんしゅうしたものを改あらためて編集へんしゅうし直なおすこと。
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