Question

編 あ.む、-あ.み 編集(へんしゅう): editing; compilation; editorial (e.g. committee)編物(あみもの): knitting; knitted material; crochet短編(たんぺん): short (e.g. story, film)長編(ちょうへん): long (e.g. novel, film)編(へん): (1) compilation (of a text); editing (2) volume (of a text) (3) completed literary work編む(あむ): (1) to knit; to plait; to braid (2) to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit 5 糸: thread扁: level; small 糸 6 (none) compilation A Japanese comic book is a compilation of the individual chapters (which have already appeared in weekly comic magazines) with a thread (story arc) going through it.

Accepted Answer

ヘン compilation, knit, plait, braid, twist, editing, completed poem, part of a book 2 591 15 120 いと・いとへん 形声 Phonetic Raulir has a good idea. I prefer to think of the manga compilations as the individual comics (serials from the anthologies) bound together with a coarse thread down the spine, produced quickly and put on the market. Good way to recycle those pulpy manga, and since when has the consumer not gotten screwed in Japan? ;-).

Kanji	編
Onyomi	ヘン
Kunyomi	あ.む、-あ.み
English	compilation, knit, plait, braid, twist, editing, completed poem, part of a book
Examples	編集(へんしゅう): editing; compilation; editorial (e.g. committee) 編物(あみもの): knitting; knitted material; crochet 短編(たんぺん): short (e.g. story, film) 長編(ちょうへん): long (e.g. novel, film) 編(へん): (1) compilation (of a text); editing (2) volume (of a text) (3) completed literary work 編む(あむ): (1) to knit; to plait; to braid (2) to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
JLPT Level	2
Jouyou Grade	5
Frequency	591
Components	糸: thread 扁: level; small
Number of Strokes	15
Kanji Radical	糸
Radical Number	120
Radical Strokes	6
Radical Reading	いと・いとへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	compilation
Koohii Story 1	Raulir has a good idea. I prefer to think of the manga compilations as the individual comics (serials from the anthologies) bound together with a coarse thread down the spine, produced quickly and put on the market. Good way to recycle those pulpy manga, and since when has the consumer not gotten screwed in Japan? ;-).
Koohii Story 2	A Japanese comic book is a compilation of the individual chapters (which have already appeared in weekly comic magazines) with a thread (story arc) going through it.

E.G Compilation Thread Completed Book Film Good Individual