mixed with; interspersed with; dashed with
Used as a suffix or noun to indicate that something contains a mixture or admixture of another element, often in a physical or figurative sense.
He has hair mixed with gray.
She thanked me with tears mixed into her voice.
In his story, I sensed his true feelings mixed with jokes.
Today it's raining with snow mixed in.
交わり (association, intermingling of people) is easily confused with 交じり (a mixture of things) because both share the kanji 交 and a similar reading.
Standard kanji spelling; used in news and common writing.
Alternate kanji spelling; less common but still encountered.
Derived from the verb 交じる (まじる, 'to mix, to be mixed'), with the nominalizing suffix り. The kanji 交 suggests crossing or mingling, while 混 emphasizes blending.