JLPT N3 · Noun

組 (kumi)

組 (くみ, kumi) is a Japanese noun meaning “class (of students)”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: くみ
Romaji: kumi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

class (of students) · noun, suffix noun · pronounced ぐみ as a suffix
group (of people); party; team; crew · noun, suffix noun, counter
lot; bunch; set · noun, suffix noun
crime family; organized-crime syndicate · noun, suffix noun
set (of items); assortment; deck (of cards); pack · noun, suffix noun, counter

Example sentences

彼はその組の首席だ。

He is at the head of the class.

Tatoeba #112568

もうひと組の観光客が到着した。

Another lot of tourists arrived.

Tatoeba #194368

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 組

association, braid, plaitソ・く.む・くみ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 組.

番組ばんぐみprogram (e.g. TV)組合くみあいassociation組むくむto cross (legs or arms)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 1397450 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.