The kanji 混: meaning, readings and stroke order
混
- Meaning
- mix, crowded
- On reading
- コン kon
- Kun reading
- ま(じる) majiru、ま(ざる) mazaru、ま(ぜる) mazeru、こ(む) komu
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 水 water
- Level
- Level 5 · grade 5
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- trộn, đông đúc (hỗn)
- Japanese
- まぜる。ひとが こむ。
- Korean
- 섞다, 붐비다 (혼)
- Chinese
- 混合、拥挤
Readings, words and example sentences
コン kon · on reading · less common
混合
mixing
二つの 液を 混合します。
We mix two liquids together.
ま(じる) majiru · kun reading
混じる
to be mixed in
白の 中に 赤が 混じって います。
There is some red mixed in with the white.
ま(ざる) mazaru · kun reading
混ざる
to get mixed together
絵の具が 混ざりました。
The paints got mixed together.
ま(ぜる) mazeru · kun reading
混ぜる
to mix, to stir
よく 混ぜて から 焼きます。
Mix it well, then bake it.
こ(む) komu · kun reading
混む
to be crowded
朝の 電車は とても 混みます。
Morning trains are very crowded.
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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.