manual typesetting; hand composition
Printing term for setting type by hand, as opposed to machine composition.
In letterpress printing, skilled craftsmen arranged the type by hand.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
assembling by hand; braiding by hand
General term for putting something together manually, including braiding or assembling parts without machinery.
This basket is made entirely by hand.
Hand-braided cords have more warmth than machine-braided ones.
Standard kanji spelling; the okurigana み makes the reading clear.
Alternate spelling without okurigana; less common but still used.
Compound of 手 (hand) and 組み (setting, assembling), from the verb 組む (to assemble, to braid).