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Kanji Grade 2 - 組

Kanji character Grade 2 組. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 2 - 組
About
association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple
Kun: く.む、 くみ、 -ぐみ
On: ソ
11 strokes
Radical: silk 糸 (糹)
Parts: 一 小 幺 目 糸
 
Onyomi
組閣 【ソカク】 formation of a cabinet
組織 【ソシキ】 organization, organisation, formation, structure, construction, setup, constitution, system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.), tissue, texture (of a rock), weave (of a fabric)
労組 【ロウソ】 labor union, labour union, trade union
改組 【カイソ】 reorganization, reorganisation, reshuffle
 
Kunyomi
組む 【くむ】 to cross (legs or arms), to link (arms), to put together, to construct, to assemble, to produce (e.g. TV program), to braid, to plait, to grapple, to wrestle, to unite, to join, to link up, to form an alliance, to set (e.g. type), to issue (e.g. money order)
組 【くみ】 set (of items), group (of people), class (of students), company (esp. construction), family (i.e. mafia), team, typesetting, composition
組合 【くみあい】 association, union, guild
労組 【ろうそ】 labor union, labour union, trade union
死の組 【しのくみ】 group of death, tournament group containing many strong teams