King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

組み手 (kumite)

Romaji: kumite

Meaning

  1. wooden joint; wood joinery (archit)
  2. kumite; sparring; paired sparring kata (MA)
  3. yotsu-gumi clinch; mutual grappling hold (sumo)
  4. grip; hold (in judo) (MA)
  5. underhand pass with clasped hands (volleyball) (sports)

Kanji and stroke order

association, braid, plait
on: ソ
kun: く.む、くみ、-ぐみ
11 strokes · JLPT 2
hand
on: シュ、ズ
kun: て、て-、-て、た-
4 strokes · JLPT 4

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.