混血(こんけつ)

こんけつ
noun
mixed blood; mixed race
person
1. mixed blood; mixed race; mixed heritage
Having parents of different racial or ethnic backgrounds. Can refer to the state of being mixed-race or to a person of mixed heritage.
混血(こんけつ)の子(こ)ども。
A child of mixed heritage.
彼女(かのじょ)は日本人(にほんじん)とフランス人(じん)の混血(こんけつ)だ。
She is of mixed Japanese and French heritage.
混血(こんけつ)であることをアイデンティティの一部(いちぶ)として誇(ほこ)りに思(おも)っている。
She takes pride in her mixed heritage as part of her identity.

Usage: The word now sounds dated and clinical when used of people; 混血(こんけつ)児(じ) (mixed-race child) was common in post-war writing. In biology it also means crossbreeding.

Similar words

  • ハーフ: a person of mixed parentage, usually with one Japanese and one non-Japanese parent — the usual everyday word, though some find it reductive
  • ダブル: "double" — preferred by some as a positive alternative to ハーフ

Related Words

Compare: ダブル ("double")
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Added 2026.3.22 20:49 · Revised 2026.10.8 21:48
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