組・組み|くみkumi[2]odaka (tail-high)

JLPT N3approx.Common

Which spelling to use

組組 is the more common written form for “class,” “group,” “party,” or “team,” and is the form beginners should choose.

組み組み is a less common written variant, using kanji followed by kana; you may encounter it with the same meanings, but beginners should prefer 組.

Definitions

noun, noun (suffix)class (of students)pronounced ぐみ as a suffix
彼かれはその組くみの首席しゅせきだ。↗
He is at the head of the class.
noun, noun (suffix), countergroup (of people); party; team; crew
もうひと組くみの観光客かんこうきゃくが到着とうちゃくした。↗
Another lot of tourists arrived.
noun, noun (suffix)lot; bunch; set
noun, noun (suffix)crime family; organized-crime syndicate
noun, noun (suffix), counterset (of items); assortment; deck (of cards); pack
noun, printingtypesetting; composition

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonym班はんNeutralA group formed so people can work or act together, as in 「調査班」; neutral. 「組」 usually means a school class or a set.
SynonymチームNeutralA loanword for a team in matches or work, emphasizing collaboration; neutral. 「組」 can also mean a class or a set.
Related分隊ぶんたいWrittenA military formation unit, ranking above a 「班」 and below a 「小隊」; written/formal prose. 「組」 is an everyday grouping or school class.
Antonym個人こじんNeutralThe antonym of 「組」 on the collective–individual axis: a single person, not a group.

Use 「組」 for school classes, everyday groupings, and sets of things. For a group formed for work pick 「班」; for a sports or project team pick 「チーム」. The antonym is 「個人」, a single individual.

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Japanese definitions

（くみ）似にた性質せいしつまたは同おなじ目的もくてき用途ようとなどで一緒いっしょにされたあつまり。そろわされたもの。グループ。セット。
（くみ）学級がっきゅう。学校がっこうのクラス。
（くみ）暴力団ぼうりょくだん員いんによって構成こうせいされた集団しゅうだん。やくざ集団しゅうだん
（くみ）くみあわされた集合しゅうごうの個数こすう。
（くみ、ぐみ）くみあわせの序数じょすう、またはくみあわせそれぞれにつけられた呼称こしょう。

Kanji in this word

組

English equivalents

class crew

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