Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 編

編

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Meaning

 compile, knit, edit, book

Pronunciation

 HEN
amu

Explanation

 Left: thread 糸, right: door plate 扁 (= a door 戸 with a writing tablet 冊)

Mnemonic

Use a thread 糸 and book covers 戸 and pages 冊 to make a compilation.

Radicals

糸 thread
扁 door plate(The combination of gate 戸 and bamboo tablet 冊 is understood as door plate.)
戸 door(The radical "todare" shows a sliding door 尸 mounted in an upper guide/rail.)
冊 bamboo tablets
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Vocabulary

編む あむ to knit
編集 へんしゅう editing, compilation, editorial (e.g. committee)
短編 たんぺん short (e.g. story, film)
編物 あみもの knitting, web
長編 ちょうへん long (e.g. novel, film)

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