The kanji 組 primarily conveys the idea of "group," "set," "association," or "to put together." It implies a collection of things or people brought together for a specific purpose or in a certain arrangement. The core concept is about bringing things or people into a unit.

・On-yomi (音読み): ソ (so) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): く組み (kumi - as a noun), く組む (kumu - as a verb)

⚫︎ チームを組む Translation: To form a team. ⚫︎ クラスの組 Translation: Class group/section. ⚫︎ 家具の組み立て Translation: Assembly of furniture.

The kanji 組 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). The left side is a part called 糸部（いとへん） which means "silk" or "thread." The right side is 且, which originally represented a chopping block. It can also mean "moreover" or "besides." Therefore, the combination of 糸 and 且 could have originally depicted the act of braiding or weaving silk threads. This suggests a connection with organizing or arranging multiple strands to make a unified item. Over time, the meaning broadened to encompass the general concept of grouping or assembling things together.