What does the kanji 組 mean?

association, braid, plait, construct, assemble

How is the kanji 組 read?

ソ (So); く.む (Kumu); くみ (Kumi); -ぐみ (Gumi)

組

Kumuくむ

association

Soそ

Examples

組長くみちょうboss (esp. yakuza)

組合くみあいassociation

組 (Kumu) is a JLPT N3 kanji meaning “association, braid, plait”. It is taught in grade 2 and written in 11 strokes.