改編|かいへんkaihen[0]heiban (flat)
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- 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.
- 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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