Japanese symbol for “unionist”

組合員

くみあいいん

Romaji: kumiaiin

unionist; union member

In Japanese, unionist is 組合員, read くみあいいん (kumiaiin).

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Meanings

n unionist; union member

Kanji and stroke order

組

association, braid, plait

on: ソ
kun: く.む、くみ、-ぐみ

11 strokes · JLPT 2

合

fit, suit, join

on: ゴウ、ガッ、カッ
kun: あ.う、-あ.う、あ.い、あい-

6 strokes · JLPT 3

員

employee, member, number

on: イン

10 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
番組	ばんぐみ bangumi	program (e.g. TV); programme
組織	そしき soshiki	organization; organisation; formation
仕組み	しくみ shikumi	structure; construction; arrangement
組合	くみあい kumiai	association; union; guild
組む	くむ kumu	to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms)
取り組み	とりくみ torikumi	effort; initiative; dealing with
場合	ばあい baai	case; occasion; situation
試合	しあい shiai	match; game; bout
全員	ぜんいん zen'in	all members; all hands; everyone

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