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混

mix
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingコン
Kun readingま.じる、-ま.じり、ま.ざる、ま.ぜる、こ.む
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. mixRtK
  2. blend
  3. confuse
  1. to be crowded
  2. to be packed
  3. to be congested
  4. to be thronged (with)

Popular Usage

混雑混乱混合

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · descendants · sun (日) · day (日) · compare (比) · spoon (匕) · sitting on the ground

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 487

Compound words

混雑こんざつ
congestion; crush; crowding; jam; confusion
混乱こんらん
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
混合こんごう
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
混ぜるまぜる
to mix; to stir; to blend
混血こんけつ
mixed race; mixed parentage
混成こんせい
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
混戦こんせん
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
混同こんどう
confusion; mixing; merger
混入こんにゅう
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
混紡こんぼう
mixed yarn; mixed spinning
混迷こんめい
turmoil; chaos; confusion
混むこむ
to be crowded; to be packed; to be congested; to be thronged (with)
混ぜ物まぜもの
mixture; adulteration
混ざるまざる
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
混じるまじる
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with
混ぜ合わすまぜあわす
to mix together; to blend; to compound
混載こんさい
mixed loading
混濁こんだく
becoming turbid
混沌こんとん
chaos
混浴こんよく
mixed bathing
混淆こんこう
mixture
混えるまじえる
to mix
混凝土コンクリート
concrete
混合うこみあう
to be crowded

Kun Reading Examples

彼はそうそうたる学者に混じって落ち着かなかった。まじる
He felt ill at ease among prominent scholars.tatoeba
少女は赤と白が混じったバラを１本私にもってきてくれた。まじる
The girl brought me a red and white rose.tatoeba
喜びは悲しみと混じり合った。まじる
Joy was mingled with sorrow.tatoeba
トムは知らない人に混じって居心地が悪かった。まじる
Tom is ill at ease among strangers.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は地震の後の混乱を生々しく描写した。
He vividly depicted the confusion following the earthquake.tatoeba
彼は人混みをかき分けて進んだ。
He made his way through the crowd.tatoeba
彼は人混みに素早く姿を消した。
He lost himself quickly in the crowd.tatoeba
彼は砂糖を牛乳に混ぜました。
He mixed sugar with milk.tatoeba
夕方混雑時に三条発宇治行急行を新設。
The express trains from Sanjo to Uji began operating in order to cope with the evening rush.wiki
観光シーズンには観光バスや自家用車などで混雑する。
During tourist season, traffic congestion often occurs by sightseeing buses and cars.wiki
混乱を避けるため
To avoid confusionwiki
武田軍は混乱して壊滅。
His troops fell into disorder, utterly defeated.wiki
混合音階に基づいた調弦法
The tuning technique based on a mixed scale.wiki
蕎麦粉が混合されたパスタ。
Pizzoccheri is a type of pasta containing buckwheat flour.wiki

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

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