交まじえる

also: まじうる

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交える · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

Used for physically mixing things together or including something among other things. Often takes を and に.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

Used for reciprocal actions like exchanging words, greetings, or gunfire. Common with 言葉, 挨拶, 砲火.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

Used for crossing swords or joining things together in a confrontational or competitive context. Often with 剣, 刃, 議論.

〈物もの〉を交まじえて〈動どう詞し〉to do something while mixing in something (e.g. gestures, jokes)
彼かれはジョークを交まじえて話はなした。
He talked while mixing in some jokes.
〈人ひと〉と言こと葉ばを交まじえるto exchange a few words with someone
会かい議ぎの前まえに少すこし言こと葉ばを交まじえた。
We exchanged a few words before the meeting.
〈人ひと〉と議ぎ論ろんを交まじえるto engage in a discussion or debate with someone
専せん門もん家かたちが議ぎ論ろんを交まじえた。
The experts engaged in a discussion.
〈物もの〉を交まじえるto include something among other things
資し料りょうに写しゃ真しんを交まじえて説せつ明めいした。
He explained by including photos in the materials.

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交まじわるN1
交える is the transitive form (to mix/cross something), while 交わる is its intransitive partner (to cross/intersect on its own).

混まぜるN3sense 1
混ぜる is the everyday word for physically mixing ingredients or substances, while 交える carries a more formal or deliberate nuance of combining distinct elements, often with inclusion or exchange in mind.
交かわすN2sense 2
交わす is the common, everyday verb for exchanging words or greetings, while 交える is more formal and can also extend to crossing swords or joining in argument.
含ふくめるN2sense 1
含める simply means to include something as part of a group, whereas 交える adds a nuance of mixing that thing in among other existing elements.
取とり混まぜるN1
交える means to mix in or include something (often one thing into another), whereas 取り混ぜる implies bringing multiple varied things together into a single whole.

除のぞくN3sense 1
除く means to exclude or leave something out, the opposite of 交える's sense of mixing or including something in.

交まじえるUsage75%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
まじえるUsage23%
混まじえるUsage2%
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; sometimes seen for the mixing sense.
雑まじえるUsage<1%
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; sometimes seen for the mixing sense.

Compound of 交 (まじ, 'to mix, cross') + える (verb-forming suffix). The root まじ is related to 混じる (まじる, 'to be mixed') and 交ざる (まざる, 'to mingle').