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入り交じる (いりまじる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
to be mixed together ; to intermingle
Describes things, people, or abstract elements existing together in a mixed state. Often used with ～と or ～が. The spelling 入り交じる is especially common when referring to people.
と
悲かな
しみ
が
入い
り
交ま
じっ
た
複ふく
雑ざつ
な
気き
持も
ち
だ
。
It's a complicated feeling where joy and sadness are mixed together.
Written forms 入い り 交ま じる Usage 31%
Preferred spelling, especially when people or abstract things intermingle. Frequency/priority: high priority.
入い り 混ま じる Usage 40%
Common variant; 混じる emphasizes physical mixing or blending.
入い りまじる Usage 20%
Kana spelling of the verb stem; less common but readable.
いりまじる Usage 9%
Kanji 交 mingle, mixing, association Similar words 混ま じる 混じる is a simpler intransitive verb meaning 'to be mixed' or 'to be included among'. 入り交じる emphasizes a more thorough or complex intermingling, often of multiple elements.
混ま ざる 混ざる also means 'to be mixed', but often implies a more uniform blend. 入り交じる suggests distinct elements remaining recognizable while coexisting.
Etymology Compound of 入り (iri, 'entering', continuative form of 入る) + 交じる (majiru, 'to mix, to be mingled'). The combination intensifies the sense of things coming together and intermingling.
