How to say 'Group' or 'Class' in Japanese | 組

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The Japanese word for Group or Class is 'Kumi', written as 組 in Japanese.'Group' or 'Class' in hiragana is くみ.

word

組

Meaning

Group, Class

Reading

くみ

kumi

Kanji

組Association, Group

Explanation

The Japanese noun '組 (くみ)' primarily means 'group' or 'class'. It is commonly used to refer to a group of people, such as a team, class, or organization. For example: I belong to the soccer group「私はサッカーの組に所属しています」(わたしはサッカーのくみにしょぞくしています). This class is very active「この組はとても活発です」(このくみはとてもかっぱつです). Additionally, '組' can also refer to a pair or set of items, such as in 'a set of tools'「工具の組」(こうぐのくみ). The word is versatile and context-dependent, so its meaning can shift slightly based on usage.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1323

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 組

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

組

Meaning

Association, Group

Words Related to 組 Through the Kanji 組

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 組 as well.

word

組み立てる

Meaning

Assemble

word

組織

Meaning

Organization

word

組合

Meaning

Union

word

番組

Meaning

Program

word

組む

Meaning

Combine, Team up

word

取り組む

Meaning

Tackle

word

仕組み

Meaning

Structure, Mechanism

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組み込む

Meaning

Incorporate, Embed

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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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'Kumi' means 'Group' or 'Class' .

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