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How to say 'Combine' or 'Team up' in Japanese | 組む

Wondering how to say 'Combine' or 'Team up' in Japanese? You're in the right place!

The Japanese word for Combine or Team up is 'Kumu', written as 組む in Japanese.'Combine' or 'Team up' in hiragana is くむ.

    word

    組む

    Meaning

    Combine, Team up

    Reading

    くむ

    kumu

    Kanji

    Association, Group

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '組む (くむ)' has two primary meanings. The first is 'to combine' or 'to assemble', often used when referring to putting together parts or pieces to form something. The second meaning is 'to team up' or 'to partner with someone', used in contexts where people collaborate or form a group. For example: Let's team up and work together「一緒に組んで仕事をしよう」(いっしょにくんでしごとをしよう). He assembled the furniture「彼は家具を組んだ」(かれはかぐをくんだ). The verb can also be used in various contexts, such as forming a team, creating a plan, or even intertwining objects.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    2464

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 組む

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Association, Group

Hiragana in the Word 組む

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    Mu

Words Related to 組む Through the Kanji

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 組 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Group, Class

  • word

    組み立てる

    Meaning

    Assemble

  • word

    組織

    Meaning

    Organization

  • word

    組合

    Meaning

    Union

  • word

    番組

    Meaning

    Program

  • word

    取り組む

    Meaning

    Tackle

  • word

    仕組み

    Meaning

    Structure, Mechanism

  • word

    組み込む

    Meaning

    Incorporate, Embed

  • word

    枠組み

    Meaning

    Framework

  • word

    取り組み

    Meaning

    Initiative, Effort

  • word

    組み合わせ

    Meaning

    Combination

  • word

    組み合わせる

    Meaning

    Combine

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What does 'Kumu' (組む) mean?

'Kumu' means 'Combine' or 'Team up' .

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