Memory phrase for the Kanji: 組

組

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Meaning group, team, assembly

Pronunciation

SO
kumi, kumu

Explanation

Left: thread 糸, right: addition, moreover 且 (A pile of stones (= a stone cairn) where moreover stones are added.)

Mnemonic
 
Take threads (around the) pile of stones to assemble them as a group.

Radicals

糸 thread
且 pile of stones, besides
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 Vocabulary

 組  くみ  class, group, team, set
 組む  くむ  to put together
 組織  そしき  organization, structure, construction, system
 労働組合  ろうどうくみあい  labor union, labour union
 組合せ  くみあわせ  combination
 番組  ばんぐみ  program (e.g. TV)
 仕組  しくみ  structure, construction, plan, contrivance
 取り組む  とりくむ  to tackle, to wrestle with, to engage in a bout, to come to grips with
 組み合わせる  くみあわせる  to join together, to combine, to join up

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