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.
引き出しの中が混ぜこぜだ。
The inside of the drawer is all jumbled up.
日本語と英語が混ぜこぜになっている。
Japanese and English are all mixed together.
洗濯物を色物と白物を混ぜこぜにして洗ってしまった。
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 混ぜる (to mix).
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 混ぜこぜになる: to become jumbled/mixed up
- 混ぜこぜにする: to mix up, to jumble together
- 混ぜこぜの状態: a jumbled state
SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:
- ごちゃ混ぜ: 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 (日本語と英語が混ぜこぜ), laundry items, drawer contents, etc. The nuance is mildly negative — things should ideally be sorted.
REGISTER:
Informal/colloquial. Not used in formal writing.