JLPT N3 · Noun

組合 (kumiai)

組合 (くみあい, kumiai) is a Japanese noun meaning “association; union”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: くみあい
Romaji: kumiai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

association; union; guild · noun
labor union; labour union; trade union · noun · abbreviation

Example sentences

組合は５％の賃上げを獲得した。

The union won a 5% wage increase.

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

Kanji in 組合

組

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

合

fit, suit, joinゴウ・ガッ・あ.う・-あ.う · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 組合.

番組ばんぐみprogram (e.g. TV)組くみclass (of students)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場合ばあいcase試合しあいmatch都合つごうcircumstances具合ぐあいcondition

Source: JMdict entry 1397620 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.