組 Kanji – association
The Japanese kanji 組 can mean association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple.
Meaning and Readings
How is 組 read?
組 has the onyomi reading ソ and the kunyomi readings くむ, くみ, -ぐみ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as so, kumu, kumi, gumi.
Common Japanese Words Using 組
These common Japanese words contain 組. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 改組（かいそ） — reorganization, reorganisation, reshuffle
- 協同組合（きょうどうくみあい） — cooperative, association, partnership
- 取り組む（とりくむ） — to grapple with, to wrestle with, to engage in a bout, to be matched against
- 乗組員（のりくみいん） — crew (of a ship, airplane, etc.), crew member
- 信用組合（しんようくみあい） — credit association
- 組（くみ） — class (of students)
- 組み合わせる（くみあわせる） — to put together, to combine, to join together, to join up
- 組み込む（くみこむ） — to insert, to include, to incorporate, to install, to embed
- 組み替え（くみかえ） — rearrangement (of classes), recomposition, recombination, reclassification
- 組み立てる（くみたてる） — to assemble, to put together, to set up, to construct, to build, to compose (a story, poem, etc.)