()ぜる

まぜる
verb (ichidan)
to mix in; to add (people, distinguishable items)
他動詞 transitiveaction
See also: ()ざる (intransitive)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()ぜる()ぜない
Present polite()ぜます()ぜません
Past()ぜた()ぜなかった
Past polite()ぜました()ぜませんでした
て form()ぜて()ぜなくて
ている present()ぜている()ぜていない
ている polite()ぜています()ぜていません
ている past()ぜていた()ぜていなかった
ている past polite()ぜていました()ぜていませんでした
Conditional ば()ぜれば()ぜなければ
Conditional たら()ぜたら()ぜなかったら
Volitional()ぜよう
Volitional polite()ぜましょう
Potential()ぜられる()ぜられない
Passive()ぜられる()ぜられない
Causative()ぜさせる()ぜさせない
Imperative()ぜろ()ぜるな
1. to mix in; to include; to let join
Transitive verb meaning to add or include something within a larger group, while keeping it distinguishable. Uses the (まじ)わる kanji to emphasize joining or including, especially for people or visibly distinct items.
(わたし)()ぜてください
Please let me join in too.
I spoke with jokes mixed in.
When I spoke with a bit of English mixed in, the children showed interest.

Kanji variant of ()ぜる. The (まじ)わる kanji ('to cross, to associate') is preferred when adding or including something that remains distinguishable — especially people joining an activity, or visibly distinct elements (jokes, foreign words).

Transitivity

  • Type: transitive
  • Pair: ()ざる (intransitive — to mingle, be mixed in)

Common patterns

  • AB()ぜる: to mix A into B
  • ()ぜて + verb: doing the action while incorporating ~

Common collocations

When to use which kanji

  • ()ぜる: stirring substances together into a homogeneous mixture
  • ()ぜる: including distinguishable items or letting someone join in

The two are often interchangeable, and ()ぜる is the more common spelling overall.

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