ミックスmikkusu

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbmix; mixture; mixing
2. noun(pre-made) mix; cake mix
3. prenominal modifiermixed
4. noun, sportsmixed doubles team
5. nounmixed race; mixed-race person

• Synonym混ぜるまぜるNeutralNative Japanese verb for stirring something in or mixing; the everyday default. 「ミックス」 is mostly a noun: a mixture, a pre-made mix, or a blend of styles.
• Synonym混合こんごうWrittenSino-Japanese word close in sense to 「ミックス」 but more formal; frequent in documents and technical terms, e.g. 「男女混合」. 「ミックス」 is more colloquial.
• Synonym混成こんせいWrittenForming different kinds into one unit; mostly for groups such as teams or choruses, e.g. 「混成チーム」. 「ミックス」 covers a much wider range of objects.
• SynonymブレンドNeutralLoanword for blending to a recipe — coffee, tea, whisky — where proportions and flavour count. 「ミックス」 means mixing in a general, everyday sense.
• Synonym配合はいごうWrittenBlending ingredients in measured proportions, as in 「配合飼料」; also combining or arranging things. 「ミックス」 implies nothing about proportions.
• Synonym混ぜ合わすまぜあわすNeutralAnother form of 「混ぜ合わせる」: blending several things evenly, used in exactly the same way. 「ミックス」 is mostly a noun.
• Synonym混ぜ合わせるまぜあわせるNeutralVerb stressing that two or more things are blended evenly into one; common in cooking steps. 「ミックス」 is mostly a noun or forms compounds.
• Synonym取り混ぜるとりまぜるNeutralPutting different kinds of things together; often as 「大小取り混ぜて」. The emphasis is on a full, well-chosen assortment, not on blending evenly.
• Synonym混和こんわWrittenSino-Japanese word for mixing and merging; rare nowadays, occasionally in formal prose. In daily use say 「混ぜる」 or 「混合」, or 「ミックス」 in speech.
• SynonymちゃんぽんCasualColloquial: mixing different kinds or alternating them, e.g. drinking several liquors in turn; also the Nagasaki noodle dish. 「ミックス」 is a neutral, general word.
• Synonym混ずるこんずるWrittenLiterary-flavoured verb: mixing in until things become indistinguishable; little used today. In everyday speech say 「混ざる」 or 「混ぜる」.
• Synonym混じるこんじるWrittenRead 「こんじる」; same as 「混ずる」 — mixing in until things can no longer be told apart; rare. 「ミックス」 names the mixing or the mixture itself.
• Synonymない交ぜないまぜWrittenIntertwining different things together; mostly with abstract matters, as in 「虚実ない交ぜ」. 「ミックス」 works for physical things, styles, and music alike.
• Synonym混交こんこうWrittenHeterogeneous things jumbled together; seen in 「玉石混交」, and also for words blending into new ones. 「ミックス」 leans toward deliberate mixing.
• Synonym混合物こんごうぶつWrittenNoun for anything formed by mixing several things; in chemistry, a mixture with no chemical change. 「ミックス」 is mostly used for foods and styles.
• Related混ざるまざるNeutralIntransitive: something else gets mixed in, with no agent implied. 「ミックス」 usually implies a person deliberately mixing things.
• Related入り混じるいりまじるNeutralIntransitive: many things intermingle in a jumble; also of feelings, as in 「期待と不安が入り混じる」. 「ミックス」 usually implies deliberate mixing.
• Related混在こんざいWrittenDifferent things exist side by side intermingled yet remain distinct, as in 「新旧が混在する」. 「ミックス」 leans toward blending into one.
• Related交えるまじえるNeutralMixing something in among other things, as in 「冗談を交える」; also exchanging fire or words. 「ミックス」 is about mixing things as a whole.
• Related混じるまじるWrittenRead 「こんじる」; same as 「混ずる」 — mixing in until things can no longer be told apart; rare. 「ミックス」 names the mixing or the mixture itself.
• Related混じり合うまじりあうNeutralIntransitive: things blend into one another, no deliberate agent implied. 「ミックス」 usually points to mixing things together on purpose.
• Related混ざり合うまざりあうNeutralIntransitive: things mingle until they can no longer be told apart — describes a resulting state. 「ミックス」 is mostly a noun for deliberate mixing.

Use 「ミックス」 for mixing styles or music, or for pre-made mixes — e.g. 「ミックスジュース」. For the everyday action of mixing use 「混ぜる」; in written or formal prose use 「混合」; for blending to a recipe use 「ブレンド」 or 「配合」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 混まぜること。混和こんわ。
2. あらかじめいくつかの材料ざいりょうが混まぜられたもの。
3. 雑種ざっしゅ。
4. 男女だんじょ混合こんごうの組くみ。