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Kanji 組: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 組: association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple

Key takeaways

Kanji 組: association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

組
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Meaning

associationbraidplaitconstructassembleunitecooperategrapple

On reading

ソ

Kun reading

く.むくみ-ぐみ

Radical

糸

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 組

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

Kanji structure breakdown

組

Structure breakdown

糸 + 且

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine taking a thread (糸) and adding even more (且) to weave them together. This represents braiding materials into a cord or assembling people into an organization or group.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ソ
  • 組織そしき

    organization / system / structure

Kun reading

く.む
  • 組み合わせくみあわせ

    combination / matching / arrangement

  • 組み合わせるくみあわせる

    to combine / to join together

  • 組み込むくみこむ

    to include / to insert

  • 仕組みしくみ

    structure / system / arrangement

  • 取り組むとりくむ

    to tackle / to deal with / to work on

  • 組合せくみあわせ

    combination / arrangement

  • 組み立てるくみたてる

    to assemble / to build / to construct

  • 組くみ

    group / class / team

Commonly used words

  • 組織
    そしき

    organization / system / structure

  • 組み合わせ
    くみあわせ

    combination / matching / arrangement

  • 組み合わせる
    くみあわせる

    to combine / to join together

  • 組み込む
    くみこむ

    to include / to insert

  • 仕組み
    しくみ

    structure / system / arrangement

  • 取り組む
    とりくむ

    to tackle / to deal with / to work on

  • 組合せ
    くみあわせ

    combination / arrangement

Example sentences

Example 1

この服の組み合わせがいい。

Translation

The combination of these clothes is good.

Example 2

体と運動の組み合わせを考える。

Translation

I consider the combination of body and exercise.

Example 3

材料を組み合わせて料理を作る。

Translation

Combine ingredients to make a dish.

Example 4

画面を組み合わせて大きく表示する。

Translation

Join screens together to display a larger image.

Kanji 組: association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple | Daily Nihongo