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混交

混淆、 渾淆

Reading

Kana: こんこう
Romaji: konkou
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

vs
1

mixture; intermixture; mixing up; jumbling together

2

contamination; creation of unorthodox words or phrases by combining terms of similar form or meaning

(Linguistics terminology)

Kanji

Readings: コン、 ま.じる、 -ま.じり、 ま.ざる、 ま.ぜる、 こ.む
Meanings: mix, blend, confuse
Readings: コウ、 まじ.わる、 まじ.える、 ま.じる、 まじ.る、 ま.ざる、 ま.ぜる、 -か.う、 か.わす、 かわ.す、 こもごも
Meanings: mingle, mixing, association, coming & going
Readings: コウ、 ま.じる
Meanings: turbidity, mixing
Readings: コン、 すべ.て、 にご.る
Meanings: all, turbidity

Example Sentence

ボスには玉石混交(ぎょくせきこんこう)のグループとは()われたけれど、(おれ)(たま)かな、それとも(いし)なのかな。
➥The boss said this group is a real mixed bag. I wonder if he places me with the wheat or the chaff.
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