mix

(waterleft) + (insect) Same-ON
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DUPE

Onyomi

KON

Mnemonic

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

Kunyomi

( ) 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.
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( ) ま*ざる it gets mixed
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( ) こ*む to be crowded (usually in the present perfect: こんでる!)
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( ) ま*じる get mixed up in a situation: wrong place, wrong time.
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Jukugo

混乱(こんらん) する

confusion ★★★☆☆
(mix) + (disorder) = 混乱 (confusion)

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Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
mix INSECTS
lurk HUSBAND

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

Synonyms

mix
交    混