へん
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. compilation (of a text); editing
Counter
Noun
Suffix
2. volume (of a text)
3. completed literary work
Kanji used
knit together
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (34 in total)
editing; compilation
formation (e.g. of aircraft)
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
continuation; sequel
organization; organisation; forming
long (e.g. novel, film)
arrangement; to arrange; to orchestrate
entrance examination (for a transfer student)
trailer (film, TV); preview
editor; compiler
reorganization; reorganisation
highlights; summary; compilation
set of problems (e.g. in a textbook) in which previously learned skills are applied to real world situations; practical assessment
book containing a collection of poems; Psalms (book of the Bible)
concluding episode of a series; concluding volume (part) (e.g. of novel)
associate editor; deputy editor
second part (of three); second volume; middle part; novelette; novella; short novel
compilation
(very) short story or article; short short story; conté
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
(very) short story or article; short short story; conté
admission and placement (e.g. to a school); transfer admission; advanced-standing admission
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; outstanding work
masterpiece
main part of a book
companion (sister) volume (to); sequel (to)
establishing (a new family register); compiling (an electoral register, a list of school-age children, etc.)
outstanding poem
second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
volumes and chapters; composition; writing
kanji "food" radical at left
Examples (2 in total)
He composed three poems in a month.
I have read three of Shakspeare's works so far.