混在|こんざいkonzai[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbexisting alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
Conjugation
Dictionary form混在する(こんざいする)
Polite (masu)混在します(こんざいします)
Negative (nai)混在しない(こんざいしない)
polite (masen)混在しません(こんざいしません)
classical zu / nu混在せず・混在せぬ(こんざいせず・こんざいせぬ)
Past (ta)混在した(こんざいした)
polite (mashita)混在しました(こんざいしました)
Past negative (nakatta)混在しなかった(こんざいしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)混在しませんでした(こんざいしませんでした)
Te form混在して(こんざいして)
Potential混在できる(こんざいできる)
Passive混在される(こんざいされる)
Causative混在させる(こんざいさせる)
Causative passive混在させられる(こんざいさせられる)
Conditional (ba)混在すれば(こんざいすれば)
tara混在したら(こんざいしたら)
Volitional混在しよう(こんざいしよう)
polite (mashou)混在しましょう(こんざいしましょう)
Imperative混在しろ(こんざいしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related混合こんごうNeutralMixing several things together, as in 「混合物」 or 「男女混合」. 「混在」 stresses that each thing keeps its own form while coexisting in one place.
  • RelatedブレンドNeutralLoanword for deliberate blending, typically of coffee or whisky; stresses intentional blending.
  • RelatedミックスNeutralColloquial loanword for mixing, as in 「ミックスジュース」.
  • Related混成こんせいWrittenWritten/formal term for something made up of mixed members, as in 「混成チーム」.
  • RelatedちゃんぽんNeutralColloquial word for mixing two kinds of things together or alternately; also names the Nagasaki noodle dish. 「混在」 is about different things coexisting in one place.
  • Relatedない交ぜないまぜWrittenWritten/formal term for many things interwoven, as in 「虚実ない交ぜ」 or 「喜びと悲しみがない交ぜになる」. 「混在」 only says things exist side by side.
  • Related混交こんこうWrittenWritten/formal term for heterogeneous things intermingling, as in 「玉石混交」 or 「混交林」. 「混在」 stresses coexistence in one place.
  • Related混和こんわWrittenWritten/formal term for mixing and blending; rare in use — say 「混合」 instead in most cases.
  • Related交雑こうざつWrittenWritten/formal term; in biology, crossbreeding between genetically different strains or varieties. Its use differs from 「混在」.
  • Antonym分離ぶんりNeutralSeparating things apart; the opposite of 「混在」's different things being mixed together in one place.
  • Antonym純粋じゅんすいNeutralPure and unmixed; the opposite of 「混在」's state of things being mixed together.

Use 「混在」 for different things coexisting in one place, as in 「新旧が混在する」. For mixing things together say 「混合」; for deliberate blending 「ブレンド」; for heterogeneous things jumbled 「混交」. 「ちゃんぽん」 and 「ミックス」 are colloquial; 「ない交ぜ」, 「混和」, 「交雑」 and 「混成」 are written/formal. Opposites: 「分離」, 「純粋」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. いろいろなものなどが入り混いりまじって存在そんざいすること。
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