混
混·mix, blend, crowded
- On-yomi
- コン
- Kun-yomi
- ま(ざる)ま(ぜる)ま(じる)こ(む)
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Stroke order
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Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 混雑 | こんざつ | congestion, crowding |
| 混ぜる | まぜる | to mix (transitive) |
| 混ざる | まざる | to be mixed |
| 混乱 | こんらん | confusion, chaos |
Example sentences
卵と砂糖をよく混ぜてください。
たまごとさとうをよくまぜてください。
Please mix the eggs and sugar well.
朝の電車はとても混んでいる。
あさのでんしゃはとてもこんでいる。
The morning trains are very crowded.
事故のせいで駅は混乱していた。
じこのせいでえきはこんらんしていた。
The station was in chaos because of the accident.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Writing 込む for the 'crowded' sense — the standard form is 混む
- Mixing up 混ぜる (you mix it) and 混ざる (it becomes mixed)
Memory aid
Picture it
Water (氵) plus 昆, a pile of things side by side (比) under the sun (日) — everything swirled together.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 混ぜるまぜるto mix, stir in
- 混じるまじるto be mixed
- 混み合うこみあうto be crowded, to be packed
- 混合こんごうmixing, mixture, blending
- 混ざるまざるto be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with, to mingle with, to join
- 混雑するこんざつするto be crowded, to be congested
- 混乱するこんらんするto be confused, in chaos
- 混雑こんざつcongestion, crowding, being crowded
- 混乱こんらんdisorder, chaos, confusion
- 混むこむto be crowded
- 混沌こんとんchaos
- 混血こんけつmixed race; mixed parentage
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