組くむ

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb, intransitive verb

cross; link

Used for crossing or linking body parts, especially arms and legs. Common in phrases like 腕を組む and 足を組む.

• 彼かれは考かんがえながら腕うでを組くんだ。

  He crossed his arms while thinking.

• 椅い子すに座すわって足あしを組くむ。

  I sit on the chair and cross my legs.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb, intransitive verb

assemble; construct; put together

Broad sense for putting parts together to form a whole: assembling furniture, constructing a schedule, producing a TV program, etc.

• 休きゅう暇かの予よ定ていを組くむ。

  I put together a vacation schedule.

• 新あたらしい番ばん組ぐみを組くむために会かい議ぎを開ひらいた。

  We held a meeting to produce a new program.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb, intransitive verb

braid; plait

Specifically for interlacing strands, such as hair or rope.

• 妹いもうとは髪かみを三みつ編あみに組くむのが上手じょうずだ。

  My younger sister is good at braiding hair into three strands.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb, intransitive verb

grapple; wrestle

Used in combat sports or physical struggle. Often appears as 組み合う or in sumo/judo contexts.

• 選せん手しゅたちは土ど俵ひょうで激はげしく組くんだ。

  The wrestlers grappled fiercely in the ring.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb, intransitive verb

form a group; team up; unite

For people or organizations joining together for a common purpose. Common in チームを組む, 同盟を組む.

• 彼かれと組くんで新あたらしいプロジェクトを始はじめた。

  I teamed up with him and started a new project.

• 二ふたつの会かい社しゃが提てい携けいを組くんだ。

  The two companies formed an alliance.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb, intransitive verb

set type; compose

Technical use in printing or typography. Rare in everyday conversation.

• 昔むかしの印いん刷さつ所じょでは職しょく人にんが活かつ字じを組くんでいた。

  In old printing shops, craftsmen set type by hand.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb, intransitive verb

issue; make out

Used for issuing financial instruments like money orders or checks. Limited collocation.

• 郵ゆう便びん局きょくで為替かわせを組くむ。

  I issue a money order at the post office.