# 混 mix

(waterleft) + 昆 (insect) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
DUPE

## Onyomi

KON |

## Mnemonic

| Mix the insects in a bowl with water and some pine CONEs, for some free and fun soup!

## Kunyomi

( を ) ま＊ぜる | I blend the ingredients (BOOBOO: unlike the other まぜる　（交ぜる）, this word is used for technical stuff- science or cooking. ★★★☆☆
( が ) ま＊ざる | it gets mixed ★★☆☆☆
( が ) こ＊む | to be crowded (usually in the present perfect： こんでる!) ★★★☆☆
( が ) ま＊じる | get mixed up in a situation: wrong place, wrong time. ★☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

混乱(こんらん) する | confusion ★★★☆☆ 混 (mix) + 乱 (disorder) = 混乱 (confusion) What you are experiencing right now while studying Japanese!

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
混 | mix | INSECTS | 昆
潜 | lurk | HUSBAND | 夫

You mix INSECTS in your bug-shake (mmmm!!) but a lurking HUSBAND steals it from you. Yoink.

## Synonyms

mix 交 混