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Examples:

編む あむ N2

  1. to braid; to knit; to plait
  2. to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

本を編む ほんをあむ

  1. to compile a book

虎鬚を編む こしゅをあむ

  1. to braid a tiger's whiskers; to do something foolhardy

舟を編む ふねをあむ

  1. The Great Passage (2011 novel by Shion Miura, 2013 movie, 2016 animated TV series)
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