混(ま)ぜこぜ

まぜこぜ
na-adjective, noun
jumble; hodgepodge; mixed up
informaldescriptive
1. jumble; hodgepodge; mishmash; all mixed together
A state where different things are mixed together in a disorderly way. Often implies a chaotic or haphazard combination without clear organization.
引(ひ)き出(だ)しの中(なか)が混(ま)ぜこぜだ。
The inside of the drawer is all jumbled up.
日本語(にほんご)と英語(えいご)が混(ま)ぜこぜになっている。
Japanese and English are all mixed together.
洗濯物(せんたくもの)を色物(いろもの)と白物(しろもの)を混(ま)ぜこぜにして洗(あら)ってしまった。
I washed the laundry with colored and white items all mixed together.

An informal, colloquial word describing things mixed together in a disorderly way. Derives from 混(ま)ぜる (to mix).

Common patterns

Similar words

  • ごちゃ混(ま)ぜ: jumbled mess (even more colloquial)
  • ごちゃごちゃ: messy, cluttered (describes visual disorder)
  • ちゃんぽん: mixed up, combined haphazardly (often for mixing drinks or languages)

Usage

Describes situations where different categories of things are mixed without order: languages (日本語(にほんご)と英語(えいご)が混(ま)ぜこぜ), laundry items, drawer contents, etc. The nuance is mildly negative — things should ideally be sorted.

Register

Informal/colloquial. Not used in formal writing.

Related Words

Compare: ごちゃごちゃ (messy, cluttered)
Compare: ちゃんぽん (mixed up, combined haphazardly)
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