[組] Handwritten Kanji for to organize and its Readings, Radical and Usage

Today’s Kanji is “組“ (kumi); Kanji for “to organize”.

 

Handwritten Kanji “組” (kumi)

 

Readings, Radical and Meaning of “組“

漢字 Kanji	読み Readings	ローマ字 Romaji	画数 Stroke Count	部首 Radical	意味 Meaning
組	ソ く-む くみ	so ku-mu kumi	11	糸	organize

Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)

 

Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “組“

Jukugo / Usage	Yomi	Romaji	Meaning
腕を組む	うでをくむ	ude wo kumu	hold arms
遺伝子組み換え大豆	いでんしくみかえだいず	idenshi kumikae daizu	Genetically modified soybean
労働組合	ろうどうくみあい	roudou kumiai	labor union

 

組合（くみあい）= union, association, society