組
組·group, assemble, class
- On-yomi
- ソ
- Kun-yomi
- くむくみ
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 組 | くみ | class, group, set |
| 組み立てる | くみたてる | to assemble, to put together |
| 番組 | ばんぐみ | TV or radio programme |
| 組織 | そしき | organization |
Example sentences
好きなテレビ番組は何ですか。
すきなテレビばんぐみはなんですか。
What's your favorite TV program?
説明書を見ながら机を組み立てた。
せつめいしょをみながらつくえをくみたてた。
I assembled the desk while looking at the instructions.
弟は二年三組です。
おとうとはにねんさんくみです。
My little brother is in class 3 of the second year.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 番組 as *ばんくみ — it voices to ばんぐみ
- Using 組 for a company department; that is 部 or 課
Memory aid
Picture it
Threads (糸) stacked and bound together (且) — strands joined into one group.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 組織そしきorganization
- 組合くみあいunion, association
- 組くみclass (school), group, team, set, pair
- 組むくむto put together, to assemble; to cross (arms, legs); to team up with
- 番組ばんぐみTV program
- 組み立てるくみたてるto assemble
- 手を組むてをくむto join hands; to team up; to ally
- 組合せくみあわせcombination, pairing
- 仕組みしくみstructure, mechanism
- 取り組むとりくむto tackle, work on
- 組み合わせるくみあわせるto combine
- 遺伝子組み換えいでんしくみかえgenetic modification
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