I Love Kanji組む (kumu)
組む (くむ, kumu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms)”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- くむ
- Romaji
- kumu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms) · godan verb, transitive, intransitive
- to put together; to construct; to assemble; to produce (e.g. TV program) · godan verb, transitive, intransitive
- to braid; to plait · godan verb, transitive, intransitive
- to grapple; to wrestle · godan verb, transitive, intransitive
- to unite; to join; to link up; to form an alliance · godan verb, transitive, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 組む
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 組む | くむ kumu |
| Polite (~masu) | 組みます | くみます kumimasu |
| Negative | 組まない | くまない kumanai |
| Polite negative | 組みません | くみません kumimasen |
| Past | 組んだ | くんだ kunda |
| Polite past | 組みました | くみました kumimashita |
| Negative past | 組まなかった | くまなかった kumanakatta |
| Te-form | 組んで | くんで kunde |
| Potential | 組める | くめる kumeru |
| Passive | 組まれる | くまれる kumareru |
| Causative | 組ませる | くませる kumaseru |
| Volitional | 組もう | くもう kumou |
| Imperative | 組め | くめ kume |
| Conditional (~ba) | 組めば | くめば kumeba |
Kanji in 組む
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 組む.
番組ばんぐみprogram (e.g. TV)組くみclass (of students)組合くみあいassociation組織そしきorganization組合せくみあわせcombination組み立てるくみたてるto assemble仕組しくみstructure取り組むとりくむto grapple with組み込むくみこむto insert組み合わせるくみあわせるto put together
Source: JMdict entry 1397590 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.