混まざる

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ざ

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

be mixed; be blended; mingle; associate with

Intransitive verb describing things or people becoming mixed together, either physically or socially. Often used with に or と to indicate what something is mixed with.

油あぶらと水みずは混まざらない。
Oil and water don't mix.
彼かれはすぐにクラスに混まざった。
He quickly mingled with the class.

Written forms

混まざるUsage83%
Standard kanji spelling for physical mixing and blending.
まざるUsage13%
交まざるUsage4%
Often used when people or things intermingle or mix socially; can overlap with 混ざる.
雑まざる
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; not standard. Included for recognition only.

Kanji

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

Similar words

混まぜる
混ぜる is the transitive counterpart: 'to mix something'. 混ざる is intransitive: 'to be mixed'.
交まじる
交じる also means 'to be mixed' or 'to mingle', but often implies a smaller amount mixed into a larger whole, or a person joining a group. 混ざる is more general.

Etymology

Derived from the verb 混ぜる (mazeru, 'to mix') via the intransitive suffix ～る, with the root 混 (ma) indicating mixing or blending.