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混
Mix, Mingle
ま.じる, ま.ざる, ま.ぜる, こ.む
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
Japanese train stations often announce 電車が混んでいます (densha ga kondeimasu), meaning 'the train is crowded.' The kanji 混 commonly refers to mixing things together or being crowded.
Memory Trick
Imagine different colored paints being mixed together until you can't tell them apart. That blending helps you remember 混 means 'to mix.'
Readings
Onyomi: コン (kon)
Kunyomi: ま.じる, ま.ざる, ま.ぜる, こ.む
Example Words
混む
こむ (komu)
To be crowded
混ぜる
まぜる (mazeru)
To mix
混乱
こんらん (konran)
Confusion
混雑
こんざつ (konzatsu)
Congestion
Example Sentence
朝 の 電車 は とても 混んでいます。
あさ の でんしゃ は とても こんでいます。
asa no densha wa totemo kondeimasu
The train is very crowded in the morning.