漢字道KANJIDO

11 strokesRadical

6Elementary year 511 strokesRadical
On
コン
Kun
ま(じる)・ま(ぜる)
Meaning
to mix; be crowded

Origin

ORIGIN

氵 "water" plus 昆 "together"; waters running as one — hence "to mix, to be crowded."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

コン混合・混雑・混迷
まじる混じる・混じり物

Compare: 交じる

まざる混ざる

Compare: 交ざる

まぜる混ぜる・混ぜ物

Compare: 交ぜる

こむ混む・混み合う・人混み

Compare: 込む

「混み合う」,「人混み」は,「込み合う」,「人込み」とも書く。

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 混雑こんざつ

    congestion; crowding

  • 混合こんごう

    mixture

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

朝の電車はとても混む。

The morning train is very crowded.

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