混こん在ざい

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混在する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	混こん在ざいする	混こん在ざいしない
Polite	混こん在ざいします	混こん在ざいしません
Past polite	混こん在ざいしました	混こん在ざいしませんでした
Past	混こん在ざいした	混こん在ざいしなかった
Te-form	混こん在ざいして	混こん在ざいしないで
Desire	混こん在ざいしたい	混こん在ざいしたくない
Potential	混こん在ざいできる	混こん在ざいできない
Passive	混こん在ざいされる	混こん在ざいされない
Causative	混こん在ざいさせる	混こん在ざいさせない
Causative passive	混こん在ざいさせられる	混こん在ざいさせられない
Volitional	混こん在ざいしよう
Polite volitional	混こん在ざいしましょう
Imperative	混こん在ざいしろ	混こん在ざいするな
Conditional	混こん在ざいすれば	混こん在ざいしなければ
Tara conditional	混こん在ざいしたら	混こん在ざいしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

coexistence; mixture; intermingling

Describes different things existing together in the same place or state, often with a nuance of disorder or lack of separation. Used both as a noun and as a する-verb.

この地ち域いきには新しん旧きゅうの建たて物ものが混こん在ざいしている。
Old and new buildings coexist in this area.
書しょ類るいに手て書がきと印いん刷さつが混こん在ざいしていて読よみにくい。
The document is hard to read because handwritten and printed parts are mixed together.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉と〈物もの〉が混こん在ざいするfor A and B to coexist/be intermingled
このオフィスには古ふるい机つくえと新あたらしい机つくえが混こん在ざいしている。
Old and new desks are mixed together in this office.
〈場ば所しょ〉に〈物もの〉が混こん在ざいするfor various things to coexist in a place
この地ち域いきには住じゅう宅たくと工こう場じょうが混こん在ざいしている。
Houses and factories are mixed together in this area.

Kanji

混mix, blend, confuse
在exist, outskirts, suburbs

Related words· 6

混こん合ごうN2
混合 implies deliberately blending or mixing substances together, while 混在 describes different things simply existing side by side, often without intentional mixing.
混こん交こう
混交 and 混在 both describe different elements existing together, but 混交 often carries a literary or biological nuance (e.g. hybrid species), while 混在 is the more general, everyday term.
混こん成せい
混在 describes different kinds of things simply coexisting side by side without merging, whereas 混成 implies they are deliberately blended into a single unit.
混こん入にゅう
混在 describes different things simply coexisting mixed together, while 混入 specifically points to a foreign or unwanted element entering a substance.

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交こう錯さく
混在 describes different things simply coexisting in a mixed state, while 交錯 emphasizes their paths or trajectories actually crossing or intertwining.
雑ざっ居きょ
混在 is a broader term for things or people existing mixed together (not limited to residence), while 雑居 specifically refers to people or tenants living or sharing space together.

Opposites

分ぶん離りN1
分離 means things are kept separate or split apart, the opposite of 混在, where different things are mixed together in the same place.

Don't confuse with

混こん同どうN2
混同 means mistakenly treating two different things as if they were the same (confusion), whereas 混在 just describes different things physically or conceptually coexisting without necessarily being confused.
介かい在ざい
混在 means being mixed together in one place, whereas 介在 means being positioned between separate things rather than mixed with them.

Etymology

Compound of 混 (kon, 'mix') and 在 (zai, 'exist'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common Sino-Japanese pattern for abstract states.