► 名詞
組 [(2)くみ] meaning: group rank: 1
☆ 彼等は人生の勝ち組だ (かちぐみ) ⇨ They are winners in life
☆ 私達は二つの組に分かれた ⇨ We broke up into two groups (☛ Typically a group of people with similar characteristics, but not with common goals or leadership)
組 [(2)くみ] meaning: pair rank: 1
☆ 五組の夫婦 ⇨ Five pairs of husband and wife
☆ 男女が組になって踊る踊り ⇨ A dance for a pair of man and woman
組 [(2)くみ] meaning: set rank: 1
☆ 組のテーブルと椅子を買った ⇨ I bought a set of table and chairs
組 [(2)くみ] meaning: gang rank: 4
☆ 山口組は日本最大の暴力団だ ⇨ Yamaguchi-clan is the largest gang in Japan
☆ 組の掟 ⇨ The mafia codes
More examples:
- 結合組織 ⇨ Connective tissue
 - 会社側も組合側も歩み寄りを拒否している ⇨ The company side and the union side are both refusing to compromise
 - 彼はエンジンを一度バラバラにして再度組み上げた ⇨ He disassembled the engine once and then assembled it again
 - 彼は新しい組織の設立に助力した ⇨ He helped setting up the new organization
 - 組合の中の団結が強い ⇨ The solidarity within the union is very strong
 - 会社と組合は時給を五百円上げることで妥結した ⇨ The company and the union agreed at the ¥500 raise per hour
 - この漁船には十人が乗り組んでいる ⇨ 10 people are on board of this commercial fishing ship
 - 労働組合 ⇨ A labor union
 - 勝ち抜き戦の組み合わせが決まった ⇨ The matchups of the knockout stage have been set
 - この組織は学生が主体となって運営されている ⇨ This organization is managed by the students taking the initiative
 - 政府はやっと本腰を入れて環境問題に取り組み始めた ⇨ The government has finally started to tackle the environmental issues in earnest
 - 組織内にスパイがいると言われて彼はぎくっとした ⇨ He jumped, reacted, when he was told there was a spy in the organization
 - 彼は敵の組織内に潜入した ⇨ He infiltrated the enemy organization
 - 組合は強硬な姿勢を崩していない ⇨ The union has been maintaining the hardline stances
 - 電気自動車への取り組みが遅れたことが業績に響いた ⇨ Getting behind with the development of electric cars affected the profitability