混成|こんせいkonsei[0]heiban (flat)

1. suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb, no-adjectivemixed (e.g. team, chorus)

• Synonym混合こんごうNeutralMixing things of different natures, as in 「男女混合」. 混成 focuses on forming a group or whole.
• SynonymブレンドNeutralLoanword for blending, as in blending coffee or tea. 混成 is about combining different kinds into a group or whole.
• SynonymミックスNeutralLoanword for mixing, as in 「ミックスジュース」. Common in speech and more casual than 混成.
• Synonym複合ふくごうNeutralMultiple elements forming one whole, as in 「複合施設」. Stresses structural combination.
• Synonym混和こんわWrittenA written/formal term for mixing or blending, mainly chemical or technical. In everyday speech say 「混ぜる」 or 「混合」.
• Synonym混交こんこうWrittenA written/formal word: heterogeneous things intermingle, as in 「玉石混交」 or 「混交林」. 混成 stresses combining into a group or whole.
• Related入り混じるいりまじるNeutralAll sorts of things mingle together, as in 「期待と不安が入り混じる」. Stresses a jumbled state; it does not mean forming a whole.
• Related混在こんざいNeutralDifferent things coexist in a jumble, as in 「新旧が混在する」; each keeps its original character.
• Related混ぜるまぜるNeutralTransitive: to mix or stir things together; the most common word. 混成 is a noun, mostly for forming groups.
• Related交えるまじえるNeutralTo mix in or include; also to exchange words or cross swords, as in 「言葉を交える」. Broader in use than 混成.
• Related混じるまじるNeutralIntransitive: something gets mixed in, as in 「白髪が混じる」. 混成 is about combining different kinds into one whole.
• Related組み合わせるくみあわせるNeutralTo combine or pair up several things. Stresses matching and pairing; the items need not be of different kinds.
• Related合わすあわすNeutralTo match or align, and also to join together, as in 「力を合わす」. Same meaning as 「合わせる」.
• Related合併がっぺいNeutralMerging of companies or municipalities, as in 「市町村合併」. 混成 is not used for organizational mergers.
• Related合体がったいNeutralTwo things uniting into one, like robots combining. Also a word for sexual intercourse, a sense 混成 lacks.
• Related結合けつごうWrittenA written/formal word: things joining into one — people, groups, forces, ideas, even chemical bonds. 混成 stresses mixing different kinds into one body.
• Related交錯こうさくWrittenA written/formal word: many things interweave, as in 「期待と不安が交錯する」. Stresses crossing and entangling.
• Related合成ごうせいNeutralCombining several things into one, or chemically producing new substances, as in 「合成写真」 and 「光合成」. 混成 stresses mixing different members.
• Related調合ちょうごうNeutralMixing medicines, seasonings and the like in set proportions. Stresses formulating to a recipe; 混成 does not stress proportions.
• Related配合はいごうNeutralBlending ingredients in proportion, as in 「配合飼料」; also means combining or coordinating things.
• Related合わさるあわさるNeutralIntransitive: two things join or fit together; also colors or sounds merging into one. 混成 stresses mixing different kinds into a group or whole.
• Related混ざるまざるNeutralIntransitive: things mix together. Basically synonymous with 「混じる」 and common in speech.
• Related混じり合うまじりあうNeutralIntransitive: several things mingle and blend into one. 混成 combines different kinds into a single whole and is mostly used attributively.
• Related混ざり合うまざりあうNeutralIntransitive: things mix together until they can hardly be told apart. Stresses the mixing process, not forming a team.
• Related混成物こんせいぶつWrittenA written/formal word for a mixture formed from different things. A concrete object, while 混成 names the act or state of combining.
• Related合すがっすNeutralSame word as the previous entry. Also covers blending, as in combining medicines; broader in use than 混成.
• Related取り混ぜるとりまぜるNeutralTo mix various things together, as in 「大小取り混ぜて」. Stresses jumbled mixing and pairing.
• Related合するがっするWrittenTo join or merge into one. Strongly written/formal; in everyday speech say 「合わせる」.
• Related組み合わすくみあわすNeutralSame meaning as 「組み合わせる」: to combine or pair up. Less common; everyday speech prefers 「組み合わせる」.
• RelatedちゃんぽんCasualColloquial word for mixing different things, as in alternating drinks; also the Nagasaki noodle dish.
• Related交雑こうざつWrittenA written/formal biology term for crossbreeding between different strains or varieties. 混成 broadly means combining different kinds, as in 「混成チーム」.
• Antonym単独たんどくNeutralAntonym: being single or alone. The opposite of 混成, which is made up of multiple components.
• Antonym純粋じゅんすいNeutralAntonym: pure, with nothing mixed in. The opposite of 混成, which is formed by mixing.

Use 「混成」 for a group made up of different members, as in 「混成チーム」. For general mixing say 「混ぜる」 or 「混合」; for different things coexisting in a jumble, 「混在」. Casual blending talk can use the loanwords 「ブレンド」 and 「ミックス」; verbs like 「混じる」 and 「混ざる」 describe something getting mixed in.

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1. 異ことなる種類しゅるいのものを複数ふくすう混ぜ合まぜあわせて一ひとつのものにすること。