How to say "mixture" in Japanese

• ミックスCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbA loanword for a mix or mixture, at home in food and drink contexts such as a blend of several ingredients, and in everyday talk about combining things.
• 混合こんごうJLPT N2approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbThe general term for mixing or a mixture, covering both the act of combining and its result; the usual choice in technical and scientific contexts such as chemistry.
  三原みはら色いろを混合こんごうすると黒色くろいろができる。↗

  Mixture of the three primary colors creates black.
• 混在こんざいCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbDescribes different things existing alongside each other or intermingled in one place; it points to a state of coexistence rather than the act or result of deliberate mixing.
• 交錯こうさくCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbDescribes things crossing and interweaving so that they blend or become entangled; it fits abstract mixtures such as interwoven emotions and thoughts far better than physical substances.
• 混ぜ物まぜものCommon
  nounRefers to a thing mixed in, often with the nuance of adulteration — something inferior added to a product; seldom a neutral way to say 'mixture' in general.
  その混ぜ物まぜものをかき混まぜて、泡立あわだったら脇わきに置おいておきましょう。↗

  Stir the mixture until it foams, then set it aside.

Use 「ミックス」 for blends of food or drink, 混合 for mixing or a mixture in general and technical use, 混在 for things coexisting intermingled, 交錯 for abstract crossing and blending, and 「混ぜ物」 for something mixed in, often an adulterant.

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• ミックスmix
• 混合こんごうmixing
• 混在こんざいexisting alongside (each other)
• 交錯こうさくmixture
• 混ぜ物まぜものmixture
• 配合はいごうcombination
• 寄せ集めよせあつめmishmash
• ちゃんぽんmixing things of different type (alternately or at the same time)
• ミクスチャーmixture
• 混交こんこうmixture
• 混和こんわmixture
• 混じりけまじりけmixture
• ない交ぜないまぜmixture
• 混合物こんごうぶつmixture
• 混成物こんせいぶつmixture
• 混じり物まじりものmixture
• 混和物こんわぶつmixture
• 調合剤ちょうごうざいmixture
• 混合体こんごうたいmixture
• 混じりっけまじりっけmixture
• ごちゃまぜjumble