Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 組む(くむ) in Japanese

組む
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
くむ
Romaji
kumu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `mu' ending
    Meaning
    to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms)
    Example sentence
    恋人たちお互いに組んで歩いていた The lovers were walking arm in arm.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to put together; to construct; to assemble; to produce (e.g. TV program)
    Example sentence
    ダブルストーナメントブレンドンと組んだ I teamed up with Brendon for the doubles tournament.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to braid; to plait
    Example sentence
    彼女抱え込み組んだうえあごのせていた Her arms were wrapped around her knees, her chin rested on her locked hands.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to grapple; to wrestle
    Example sentence
    彼女父親組んで歩いた She walked arm in arm with her father.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to unite; to link up; to form an alliance
    Example sentence
    彼女組んで座った。 She sat down and crossed her legs.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to set (e.g. type)
    Example sentence
    彼女腰掛けて組んだ She sat down and crossed her legs.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to issue (e.g. money order)
    Example sentence
    彼ら組んで通り歩いていた They were walking along the street arm in arm.

Examples of 組む, くむ in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
組む
Plain Polite
組みます
Negative
組まない
Negative Polite
組みません

Past

Plain
組んだ
Plain Polite
組みました
Negative
組まなかった
Negative Polite
組みませんでした

Te

Plain
組んで
Plain Polite
組みまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
組まれる
Plain Polite
組まれます
Negative
組まれない
Negative Polite
組まれません


Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

11 strokes

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

On'Yomi: ソ

Kun'Yomi: く.む, くみ, -ぐみ

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