組 — group, assemble, set

く組 group

U+7D44 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 3 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 3 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 11 strokes Freq #204 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1757 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

group
assemble
set
class

word

く ku Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

組(く) む kumu to assemble 取(と) り組(く) む torikumu to tackle 仕(し) 組(く) み shikumi mechanism 取(と) り組(く) み torikumi effort 組(く) み合(あ) わせ kumiawase combination 枠(わく) 組(ぐ) み wakugumi framework 組(く) み合(あ) わせる kumiawaseru to combine 組(く) み込(こ) む kumikomu to incorporate

くみ kumi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

番(ばん) 組(ぐみ) bangumi program (TV/radio) 組(くみ) 合(あい) kumiai union 組(くみ) kumi group

そ so On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

組(そ) 織(しき) soshiki organization

Stroke order

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