Kanji

組

association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

糸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

くむ, くみ, -ぐみ

Nanori (Name Reading)

くみ, くむ

Common Readings

ソ, くみ, く…む

Example sentences

組む くむ
組んで 新しい 事業 始める

I will team up with him to start a new business.

あし
椅子 座って 組む

Cross your legs while sitting in a chair.

くみ
クラス 三つ 分かれて 作業した

The class was divided into three groups to work.

組織 そしき
その 国際的 NGO 組織 リーダー として 活動 している

He is active as a leader of that international NGO organization.

背後 はいご
事件 背後 巨大 組織 ありました

Behind the incident, there was the shadow of a giant organization.

腕を組む うでをくむ
しばらく 腕を組んで 考え込んでいた

He sat with his arms crossed for a while, lost in thought.

仕組み しくみ
この 機械 仕組み 非常に 複雑

The mechanism of this machine is very complex.

この 見れば 装置 仕組み よく 分かります

If you look at this diagram, you can easily understand how the device works.

番組 ばんぐみ
昨夜 面白い ドキュメンタリー 番組 見た

Last night, I watched an interesting documentary program.

テレビ テレビ
昨日 面白い テレビ 番組 見た

I watched an interesting TV program last night.

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