組

Meaning

組 centers on bringing separate parts together into a structured whole: braiding threads, assembling a group, or cooperating as a team. The grapple sense extends this to physically joining in a contest.

• 番組ばんぐみ
  N5

  program (e.g. TV); programme

• 組くみ
  N3

  class (of students)

• 組織そしき
  N3

  organization; organisation; formation

• 組むくむ
  N3

  to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms)

• 組み合わせくみあわせ
  N2

  combination; assortment; set

• 仕組みしくみ
  N1

  structure; construction; arrangement; contrivance; mechanism; workings

• 組合くみあい
  N3

  association; union; guild

• 取り組みとりくみ
  N2

  effort; initiative; dealing with; grappling with; wrestling with

• 組み立てくみたて

  construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation

• 取り組むとりくむ
  N2

  to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to be matched against

• 枠組みわくぐみ

  frame (physical structure); framework

• 組み合わせるくみあわせる
  N2

  to put together; to combine; to join together; to join up

• 組成そせい

  composition; constitution

• 組長くみちょう

  boss (esp. yakuza); foreman

• 労組ろうそ

  labor union; labour union; trade union

• 組み替えくみかえ

  rearrangement (of classes); recomposition; recombination; reclassification

• 組み立てるくみたてる
  N3

  to assemble; to put together; to set up; to construct; to build; to compose (a story, poem, etc.)

• 組曲くみきょく

  suite

• 組み込むくみこむ
  N2

  to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed

• 組閣そかく
  N1

  formation of a cabinet

• 改組かいそ

  reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle

• 信用組合しんようくみあい

  credit association

• 労働組合ろうどうくみあい
  N2

  labor union; labour union; trade union

• 乗組員のりくみいん
  N1

  crew (of a ship, airplane, etc.); crew member

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