This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ソ、く.む、くみ、-ぐみ
Romaji: so, ku.mu, kumi, -gumi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  120
Frequency:  204
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  1-6-5
Korean Reading:  jo
Chinese Reading:  zu3
Unicode:  7d44
JIS:  4148

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1337
Nelson Index: 3520
New Nelson Index: 4470
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6a5.7
Four Corner Index: 2791.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 160
Gakken Index: 189
Japanese Names Index: 1952
Daikanwanjiten Index: 27374
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.1030
Remembering the kanji Index: 1776
Kanji Way Index: 122
Kanji Flashcards Index: 814
Kodansha Compact Index: 1529
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 178
Kanji in Context Index: 635
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 904
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1224
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1792
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1914
Essential Kanji Index: 458
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1693
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2773
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 103
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 209

Words

(くみ)
set (of items); group (of people); class (of students); company (esp. construction); family (i.e. mafia); team; typesetting; composition
組織 (そしき、そしょく)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; tissue; system
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)
取り組む (とりくむ、とっくむ)
to tackle; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to come to grips with; to make effort; to strive for; to deal with
組み合わせ (くみあわせ)
combination
番組 (ばんぐみ)
program (e.g. TV); programme
組合 (くみあい)
association; union; guild
組み合わせる (くみあわせる)
to join together; to combine; to join up
組み込む (くみこむ)
to insert; to include; to cut in (printing)
改組 (かいそ)
reorganization; reorganisation
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