This is the 1195th most frequent Japanese word.

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"編" (hen) means "compilation," "editing," or "knitting/plaiting."


編 is used here to refer to a chapter, indicating a division of the book.

この本の第三編は物語のクライマックスを含んでいます。

The third chapter of this book contains the climax of the story.


編 used here stems from the verb '編む' meaning to compose, especially related to creating literary works.

彼は詩を編むのが好きです。

He likes composing poems.


編 in this context is used to refer to a season or a section of a series, indicating a storyline division.

アニメシリーズの新しい編が放送されます。

A new season of the anime series will air.