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JapanLingo

mix

N2
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Stroke count
11
JLPT
N2

Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.

Memory tip

A flat illustration of rain falling from a cloud onto a rippling pond, with the kanji 混 ("mix") drawn into the picture.

Break 混 down and you get 氵 (water) — three drops of water running down the left edge. Picture rain falling from a cloud onto a rippling pond, put 混 inside it, and let that scene stand for "mix" — mix. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

Stroke Order

Stroke count: 11

General writing tips

These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.

  • •Write from top to bottom.
  • •Write from left to right.
  • •Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
  • •Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
  • •In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
  • •This kanji has 11 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.

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Practice Writing

Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.

Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.

Writing Tips

  • Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
  • Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
  • Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
  • Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.

Example words

konran

confusion

kondou

confusion (mixing up)

konzatsu

congestion

konzatsusuru

to do congestion

konransuru

to do confusion

kondousuru

to do confusion (mixing up)

Example sentences (6)

konzatsu no joukyou ni yotte wa, omatase suru koto o goryoushou kudasai.

Please understand that depending on how crowded it is, you may be kept waiting.

keiken no aru hito ga shiki o toranai kagiri, genba wa konran shimasu.

Unless someone experienced takes command, the site will be in chaos.

nenmatsu wa michi ga komu node, hayame ni kisei suru you ni shiteimasu.

The roads are crowded at year-end, so I make a point of going home early.

konde iru jikan o sakete dekakemasu.

I go out at times that avoid the crowds.

hanpana chishiki de setsumei suru to, kaette konran o manekimasu.

Explaining with half-baked knowledge only invites confusion.

komu jikan o sakete dekakemasu.

I go out avoiding the crowded hours.