11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N3

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

Kun'yomi
  • to cross (legs or arms) ②to put together ③to braid ④to grapple
  • class (of students) ②group (of people) ③lot ④set (of items) ⑤typesetting
  • -ぐみ
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

くみ-ぐみ 50.6%
34.6%
14.8%

Character Breakdown

association, braid, plait
くみ く.む ソ (2nd, N3)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
moreover, also, furthermore
か.つ ショ ソ (9th, N1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)

Common Words

class (of students) ②group (of people) ③lot ④set (of items) ⑤typesetting
to cross (legs or arms) ②to put together ③to braid ④to grapple
organization ②structure ③system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.) ④tissue ⑤weave (of a fabric)
program (e.g. TV)
combination ②matching (in a contest) ③combination
crew (of a ship, airplane, etc.)
boss (esp. yakuza)
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References

Unicode hex code 7D44
JIS X 0208 1-33-40
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3520
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4470
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1337
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1693
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 904
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1224
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1776
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1914
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O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1952
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 458
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 27374
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 160
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 418
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 424
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 103
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 814
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 178
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 209
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 122
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 635
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1529
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1792
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a5.7
Four corner code 2791.0
De Roo Code 2773