調合|ちょうごうchougou[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbmixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 調合する(ちょうごうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 調合します(ちょうごうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 調合しない(ちょうごうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 調合しません(ちょうごうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 調合せず・調合せぬ(ちょうごうせず・ちょうごうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 調合した(ちょうごうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 調合しました(ちょうごうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 調合しなかった(ちょうごうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 調合しませんでした(ちょうごうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 調合して(ちょうごうして) |
| Potential | 調合できる(ちょうごうできる) |
| Passive | 調合される(ちょうごうされる) |
| Causative | 調合させる(ちょうごうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 調合させられる(ちょうごうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 調合すれば(ちょうごうすれば) |
| tara | 調合したら(ちょうごうしたら) |
| Volitional | 調合しよう(ちょうごうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 調合しましょう(ちょうごうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 調合しろ(ちょうごうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym混ぜるまぜるNeutralEveryday mixing and stirring; the word itself says nothing about a formula or ratio. 「調合」 blends medicines, seasonings or fragrances to a set formula.
- Synonym混合こんごうNeutralDifferent things simply mixed together; also used as a noun, as in 「男女混合」. Unlike 「調合」, it does not imply following a formula.
- Synonym混ぜ合わすまぜあわすNeutralMixing several things together until even; it does not itself signal working to a ratio, whereas 「調合」 stresses preparing to a standard formula.
- Synonym配合はいごうNeutralCombining ingredients in set proportions; common in product copy as 「〜配合」. Close to 「調合」 but focuses on what a product contains.
- Related化合かごうWrittenA written, technical chemistry term: elements combine in a chemical reaction to form a new substance; 「調合」 is mixing to requirements.
- Related合成ごうせいNeutralBroadly, synthesizing new substances or composite images; 「調合」 covers only mixing to a formula.
- Antonym分離ぶんりNeutralSeparating things that are mixed together; the opposite of the blending 「調合」 describes.
For everyday mixing, use 「混ぜる」. Use 「調合」 for preparing medicines, seasonings or perfumes to a formula, 「配合」 for the ingredients a product contains, and 「化合」 for chemical reactions.
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