混まぜる

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ぜ

る

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

General transitive verb for combining substances, stirring ingredients, or blending things together. Covers both physical mixing and abstract intermingling.

小こ麦むぎ粉こと卵たまごをよく混まぜてください。
Please mix the flour and eggs well.
絵えの具

ぐ

を

混ま

ぜ

て

新あたら

しい

色いろ

を

作つく

っ

た

。

I mixed paints to create a new color.

Written forms

混まぜるUsage88%
Standard kanji for general mixing, blending, and stirring.
まぜるUsage11%
交まぜるUsage1%
Often used when mixing or intermingling distinct items, such as adding ingredients or combining different things.
雑まぜる
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; rarely used in modern writing.

Kanji

混mix, blend, confuse
交mingle, mixing, association
雑miscellaneous

Similar words

混まざる
Intransitive counterpart; describes things becoming mixed or blended on their own, without a direct agent.
混まじる
Intransitive; emphasizes something being mixed in or mingled with a larger group or substance.
混まぜ合あわせる
Compound verb meaning to mix together thoroughly; more emphatic than 混ぜる alone.

Etymology

Derived from the verb 混ず (まず), with the modern ichidan form 混ぜる becoming standard. The root relates to mixing or blending.