混 (Kanji for mix) | KANJIDAMAGE

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

( 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. ★☆☆☆☆

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!

	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.