混
混 — Mix
mix, blend, confuse
On’yomiコン (kon)
Kun’yomiまじる (majiru)
Kun’yomi-まじり (majiri)
Kun’yomiまざる (mazaru)
Kun’yomiまぜる (mazeru)
Kun’yomiこむ (komu)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 混
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 混乱 | こんらん konran | disorder; chaos; confusion |
| 混迷 | こんめい konmei | turmoil; chaos; confusion |
| 混戦 | こんせん konsen | confused fight; free-for-all; melee |
| 混合 | こんごう kongou | mixing; mixture; meld |
| 混雑 | こんざつ konzatsu | congestion; crush; crowding |
| 混ぜ合わす | まぜあわす mazeawasu | to mix together; to blend; to compound |
Study notes
混 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #824 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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