Vocabulary

What does 組む (くむ, kumu) mean?

組む (くむ, kumu) means to assemble, to put together; to team up, to join forces.

Quick facts
Readingくむ
Romajikumu
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
くむ
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkumu

to assemble, to put together; to team up, to join forces

  1. 1godan verb · transitive · intransitive to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms)
  2. 2godan verb · transitive · intransitive to put together; to construct; to assemble
  3. 3godan verb · transitive · intransitive to braid; to plait
  4. 4godan verb · transitive · intransitive to grapple; to wrestle
  5. 5godan verb · transitive · intransitive to unite; to join; to link up

Example sentences

  • I teamed up with a friend to give a presentation.

  • He was thinking with his arms crossed.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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