組

くみ · kumi · JLPT N3 · noun

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🧶👥 組 = thread 糸 + stack 且: strands braided into one set

The left side 糸 means thread. The right side 且 means things piled up. Threads twisted together make one cord, which is why 組 means a group, team or set. Kumi sounds like come here, the call a teacher makes to gather the class.

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