混合|こんごうkongou[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbmixing; mixture; meld
   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.
2. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbmiscegenation

• Synonym混ぜるまぜるNeutralTransitive: you do the mixing, stirring things together. More everyday than 「混合」, a Sino-Japanese word that leans written and scientific.
• SynonymミックスNeutralLoanword for mixing, as in 「ミックスジュース」. Common in speech and in product names.
• Synonym混ざるまざるNeutralIntransitive: things end up mixed in together. The most common choice in everyday speech.
• Synonym入り混じるいりまじるNeutralThings are jumbled together, as in 「期待と不安が入り混じる」. Often for emotions or crowds.
• SynonymブレンドNeutralLoanword for blending, like coffee or tea 「ブレンド」. Suggests mixing in set proportions.
• Synonym混ぜ合わすまぜあわすNeutralTransitive: mix things together; close to 「混ぜ合わせる」 but less common.
• Synonym交錯こうさくWrittenWritten word for things crisscrossing, as in 「思いが交錯する」. Suggests several strands crossing.
• Synonym混成こんせいWrittenWritten word for mixed formation, as in 「混成チーム」. About how a group of people is put together.
• Synonym調合ちょうごうNeutralMixing to a formula, as in 「薬を調合する」. Precise preparation of medicines, spices and the like.
• Synonym配合はいごうNeutralCombining in set proportions, as in 「配合飼料」. Focuses on formulas and combinations.
• Synonym混じり合うまじりあうNeutralThings blend into each other, as in 「感情が混じり合う」. Suggests natural merging rather than deliberate mixing.
• Synonym混ぜ合わせるまぜあわせるNeutralTransitive: blend several things together evenly, as in recipe steps. Emphasizes hands-on combining.
• Synonym取り混ぜるとりまぜるWrittenWritten style: combine various kinds of things together. Not often seen in use.
• Synonym混じるこんじるWrittenWritten word for mixing in; read 「こんじる」 and rare in modern Japanese.
• Synonym混ざり合うまざりあうNeutralThings mix into one another, as in 「色が混ざり合う」.
• Synonym混和こんわWrittenWritten, technical term for mixing and blending, used in chemistry; in daily speech say 「混合」.
• Synonym混ずるこんずるWrittenWritten word for mixing in; rarely used today.
• Synonymない交ぜないまぜWrittenWritten word for things interwoven, as in 「虚実ない交ぜ」; often truth and falsehood mixed together.
• Related交えるまじえるNeutralMix or work something in, as in 「冗談を交える」; also used for exchanging words or blows.
• Related混じるまじるWrittenWritten word for mixing in; read 「こんじる」 and rare in modern Japanese.
• Antonym分離ぶんりNeutralSeparating things apart — the opposite of 「混合」, where things are mixed together.
• Antonym分別ぶんべつNeutralSorting into categories, as in 「ゴミの分別」. Opposes 「混合」 in the sense of separating and classifying.

Use 「混合」 for two or more things mixed together, as in 「混合物」 or 「男女混合」. For hands-on mixing in speech say 「混ぜる」, for things blending in naturally 「混ざる」, for mixing to a formula 「調合」 or 「配合」. 「ミックス」 and 「ブレンド」 are loanwords for products like juice or coffee. 「混じり合う」 and 「混ざり合う」 describe things merging into each other, 「入り混じる」 jumbled feelings, 「交える」 working something in. 「混和」, 「混ずる」, 「混じる」, 「交錯」, 「混成」, 「ない交ぜ」 and 「取り混ぜる」 are written or rare. The opposite is 「分離」; sorting by type is 「分別」.

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1. 性質せいしつの異ことなる2つ以上いじょうのものが混ざり合まざりあうこと。また、混ぜ合まぜあわせること。
2. 男女だんじょ混合こんごう。