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Kanji Detail for 組 - "group, team, to assemble"

組

  • Meaning

    組 means "group, team, to assemble."

    1. Group - A set; an organization; a team.

    2. Assemble - To put together; to construct.

    3. Combine - To unite; to join forces.

  • Words using 組

    • 番組 ばんぐみ Listen program (e.g. TV); programme
    • 組織 そしき Listen organization; organisation; formation
    • 組合 くみあい Listen association; union; guild
    • 労組 ろうそ Listen labor union; labour union; trade union
    • 仕組み しくみ Listen structure; construction; arrangement
    • 枠組み わくぐみ Listen frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.)
    • 取り組み とりくみ Listen effort; initiative; dealing with
    • 労働組合 ろうどうくみあい Listen labor union; labour union; trade union

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    • Verified meaning: group, team, to assemble
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read くみ, たかぐみ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 組

    Surnames 組(くみ)Listen 組(たかぐみ)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    class; section, department

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Zu

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to form, to assemble; section, department

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Combining is also called 組. Such as 組織 (organize), 組合 (combine). One set of things is also called one 組.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    so(ソ) ソ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    gumi(ぐみ) ぐみ

    ku.mu(く-む) く-む

    kumi(くみ) くみ

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    糸 (ito・itohen)

  • Related Keywords

    group team to assemble class friendship companionship set alliance assembly association band batch cluster collaboration collect consortium crew division gather lineup network organization pack partnership

Sentences including 組

  • He is at the head of the class.

  • John is wrestling with tom.

  • I am working on my new book.

  • He is working on a new novel.

  • You should have seen the program on tv.

  • Let's try another approach to the matter.

  • Is that radio program still on the air?

  • I partnered her in tennis.

  • Which program did you watch yesterday?

  • Do you want to watch this program?

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