編む|あむamu[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto knit; to plait; to braid
- godan verb, transitive verbto compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 編む（あむ） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 編みます（あみます） |
| Negative (nai) | 編まない（あまない） |
| polite (masen) | 編みません（あみません） |
| classical zu / nu | 編まず・編まぬ（あまず・あまぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 編んだ（あんだ） |
| polite (mashita) | 編みました（あみました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 編まなかった（あまなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 編みませんでした（あみませんでした） |
| Te form | 編んで（あんで） |
| Potential | 編める（あめる） |
| Passive | 編まれる（あまれる） |
| Causative | 編ませる（あませる） |
| Causative passive | 編ませられる・編まされる（あませられる・あまされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 編めば（あめば） |
| tara | 編んだら（あんだら） |
| Volitional | 編もう（あもう） |
| polite (mashou) | 編みましょう（あみましょう） |
| Imperative | 編め（あめ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym編集へんしゅうNeutralEdits books, magazines, or film, as in 「雑誌を編集する」; 「編む」 can also mean compiling a book, as in 「辞書を編む」, with a more elegant feel. Neutral register.
- Related織り込むおりこむNeutralWeaves a pattern into cloth, or figuratively works something into a plan, as in 「予算に織り込む」. Neutral register.
- Related織り成すおりなすWrittenMostly figurative: various elements interweave to create a scene, as in 「人間模様を織り成す」. Written/formal prose.
- Related構成こうせいNeutralOrganizes parts into a whole, as in 「番組を構成する」; 「編む」 centers on knitting or compiling. Neutral register.
- Related集大成しゅうたいせいWrittenA culmination that gathers the essence of something, as in 「研究の集大成」. Written/formal prose.
- Related織るおるNeutralWeaves cloth by crossing warp and weft; 「編む」 interlocks yarn or cord into an item, by hand or machine alike. Neutral register.
- Related集成しゅうせいWrittenGathers material into a compiled book, as in 「資料集成」. Leans written/formal.
- Related組み上げるくみあげるNeutralAssembles something to completion, with emphasis on building or putting pieces together; not used for knitting yarn. Neutral register.
- Related織り交ぜるおりまぜるNeutralMixes different things together, weaving them in, as in 「冗談を織り交ぜる」. Neutral register.
- Related織り出すおりだすWrittenWeaves a pattern into cloth or begins weaving; can also figuratively weave a scene. 「編む」 interlocks yarn or cord and does not mean weaving cloth. Written/formal prose.
- Relatedまとめ上げるまとめあげるNeutralBrings scattered things together and completes them, as in 「報告書をまとめ上げる」. Neutral register.
- AntonymとくNeutralUndoes things that have been knitted or tied — the opposite of 「編む」. Neutral register.
- AntonymほぐすNeutralLoosens and separates tangled things — the opposite of knitting or braiding. Neutral register.
Use 「編む」 for knitting with yarn and for compiling a book. For weaving cloth pick 「織る」; for modern editing 「編集」; for a culmination gathering the best of past work 「集大成」; for blending elements in 「織り交ぜる」. To undo knitting, use 「解く」.
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