日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji

N2

Meaningsmix, blend, confuse
On'yomiコン
Kun'yomiま、-ま、ま、ま、こ
Strokes11
Radical

Compounds

  • to mix, to stir, to blend

  • mixed race, mixed parentage

  • congestion, crush, crowding, jam

  • mixed (e.g. team, chorus)

  • confused fight, free-for-all, melee, close contest

  • turmoil, chaos, confusion

  • disorder, chaos, confusion, mayhem

Example sentences

  • The manager's instructions were vague, causing confusion.

  • "Oh, right, you're a werewolf, aren't you?" "I'm mixed blood, so I don't transform or anything."

  • The confusion beggars description.

  • Beat the eggs.

  • Traffic was also disrupted including the suspension of the Akita, Tohoku bullet train.

  • There Akai joins them and it becomes a free-for-all in front of the finish line.

  • Equestrian is the only mixed-gender Olympic event.

  • The dismissal of foreign minister Tanaka is symbolic of the continuing political turmoil.