組む – Vocabulary details

組くむ

Meanings

Verb (5-dan, む, transitive)

1. to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms)

手てを後うしろで組くんでいる。They have their hands clasped behind their back.

2. to put together; to construct; to assemble; to produce (e.g. TV program)

わざと弱よわいチームを組くんだとか。It is said that they deliberately put together a weak team.

3. to braid; to plait

赤あかと白しろの糸いとでひもを組くんだ。I braided a cord out of red and white thread.

4. to grapple; to wrestle

柔じゅう道どうでは、まず相あい手てと組くむことが大たい切せつだ。In judo, it's important to first grapple with your opponent.

5. to unite; to join; to link up; to form an alliance

ここでも誰だれも私わたしと組くんでくれなかった。Here too, no one would team up with me.

6. to set (e.g. type)

7. to issue (e.g. money order)

Alt. forms

Kanji used

組

organized group

Pitch accent

く

む

Conjugations...Used in: 4410

Used in vocabulary (21 in total)

腕うでを組くむ

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

手てを組くむ

to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

取とり組くむ

to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

18 more...

Examples (28 in total)

予よ定ていを組くんだ。

I made plans.

私わたしと組くんでやりましょうよ。

Let's team up and do it.

今こん度どはチームを組くんでね。

This time, form a team, okay?

組くんでいた腕うでを解といた。

I uncrossed my arms.

他た国こくと同どう盟めいが組くめる。

One can form an alliance with other countries.

彼かれは座ざ禅ぜんを組くんだ。

He sat in Zen meditation.

手てを頭あたまの後うしろで組くみなさい。

Put your hands behind your head.

今こん度ど一いっ緒しょにパーティーを組くもう。

Let's form a party together next time.

わざと弱よわいチームを組くんだとか。

It is said that they deliberately put together a weak team.

それでは、警けい護ごの予よ定ていを組くみたいのですが。

Now then, I would like to put together a security schedule.

パトリシアがそのトーナメントを組くむでしょう。

Patricia will organize the tournament.

私わたしはテニスで彼かの女じょと組くんだ。

I partnered her in tennis.

祖そ母ぼと一いっ緒しょに組くみ紐ひもを組くんだ。

I braided a kumihimo cord with my grandmother.

ここでも誰だれも私わたしと組くんでくれなかった。

Here too, no one would team up with me.

彼かの女じょは両りょう手てを組くんで一いっ心しんに祈いのる。

She clasps her hands together and prays with all her heart.

赤あかと白しろの糸いとでひもを組くんだ。

I braided a cord out of red and white thread.

二ふた人りの力りき士しが土ど俵ひょうの真まん中なかで組くんだ。

The two sumo wrestlers grappled in the middle of the ring.

私わたしは販はん売ばい促そく進しんの予よ算さんを組くまなければなりません。

I have to set up a budget for sales promotion.

僕ぼくはダブルスのトーナメントでブレンドンと組くんだ。

I teamed up with Brendon for the doubles tournament.

彼かの女じょは組くんでいた手てを解とき、ぎゅっと拳こぶしを握にぎる。

She unclasps her hands and clenches her fists tightly.

両りょう手てを後うしろで組くみ、くるりと半はん回かい転てんする。

I clasp my hands behind my back and spin halfway around.

そのあちこちに穴あなが掘ほられ、足あし場ばが組くまれている。

Holes are dug here and there, and scaffolding is set up.

この村むらには木きを組くんだ塀へいがある。

This village has fences made of timber fitted together.

柔じゅう道どうでは、まず相あい手てと組くむことが大たい切せつだ。

In judo, it's important to first grapple with your opponent.

ぼくはベッドに寝ね転ころがり、両りょう手てを組くんで後こう頭とう部ぶに当あてた。

I lay down on the bed, clasped my hands, and placed them behind my head.

でも、そのデータがあったら、戦せん術じゅつを組くむ助たすけにはなったかも。

But if we had that data, it might have helped us put together a tactic.

長ながい前まえ置おきを終おえて、男おとこは両りょう手てを後うしろに回まわして組くんだ。

After a long preamble, the man clasped his hands behind his back.

彼かの女じょが胸むねの前まえで組くんでいた手ては下おろされ、握にぎりしめた拳こぶしは震ふるえている。