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
