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Kotomora

混

mix, blend, confuse

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · grade 5FrequencyTop 1,000Strokes11

Readings

On'yomi

  • コン

Kun'yomi

  • ま.じる
  • -ま.じり
  • ま.ざる
  • ま.ぜる
  • こ.む

Meaning

混 centers on things coming together so they are no longer separate: mixing, blending, or becoming confused. The idea is a loss of clear boundaries.

Most common words using 混

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  • 混乱こんらん
    N3

    disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

  • 混ぜるまぜる
    N3

    to mix; to stir; to blend

  • 混むこむ
    N4

    to be crowded; to be packed; to be congested; to be thronged (with)

  • 混合こんごう
    N2

    mixing; mixture; meld

  • 混じるまじる
    N2

    to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined

  • 混ざるまざる
    N2

    to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

  • 混雑こんざつ
    N3

    congestion; crush; crowding; jam

  • 混同こんどう
    N2

    confusion; mixing; merger

  • 混入こんにゅう

    mixing; blending; adding; adulteration

  • 混沌こんとん

    chaos; confusion; disorder

  • 混在こんざい

    existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling

  • 混浴こんよく

    mixed bathing

  • 混血こんけつ
    N1

    mixed race; mixed parentage

  • 混迷こんめい
    N1

    turmoil; chaos; confusion

  • 混戦こんせん

    confused fight; free-for-all; melee

  • 混こん

    (traffic) congestion; heavy traffic

  • 混成こんせい

    mixed (e.g. team, chorus)

  • 混濁こんだく

    becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming cloudy; becoming opaque

  • かき混ぜるかきまぜる

    to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn

  • 混声こんせい

    mixed voices

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Etymology

混 combines 氵 (water) with 昆, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of many things together, suggesting water mixing things into a blended mass.

Meaning mnemonic

Water 氵 on the left and 昆 (which looks like a crowd of suns 日 and legs 比) on the right: imagine pouring water into a crowd, everything gets mixed and blended together.

Reading mnemonic

For コン, picture a con artist mixing truth and lies until you can't tell them apart: con -> コン, and the mixture confuses everyone.