交(ま)ぜる

まぜる
verb (ichidan)
to mix in; to add (people, distinguishable items)
他動詞 transitiveaction
See also: 交(ま)ざる (intransitive)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present交(ま)ぜる交(ま)ぜない
Present polite交(ま)ぜます交(ま)ぜません
Past交(ま)ぜた交(ま)ぜなかった
Past polite交(ま)ぜました交(ま)ぜませんでした
て form交(ま)ぜて交(ま)ぜなくて
ている present交(ま)ぜている交(ま)ぜていない
ている polite交(ま)ぜています交(ま)ぜていません
ている past交(ま)ぜていた交(ま)ぜていなかった
ている past polite交(ま)ぜていました交(ま)ぜていませんでした
Conditional ば交(ま)ぜれば交(ま)ぜなければ
Conditional たら交(ま)ぜたら交(ま)ぜなかったら
Volitional交(ま)ぜよう—
Volitional polite交(ま)ぜましょう—
Potential交(ま)ぜられる交(ま)ぜられない
Passive交(ま)ぜられる交(ま)ぜられない
Causative交(ま)ぜさせる交(ま)ぜさせない
Imperative交(ま)ぜろ交(ま)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 交(まじ)わる kanji to emphasize joining or including, especially for people or visibly distinct items.
私(わたし)も交(ま)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 混(ま)ぜる. The 交(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: 交(ま)ざる (intransitive — to mingle, be mixed in)

Common patterns

  • AをBに交(ま)ぜる: to mix A into B
  • 〜を交(ま)ぜて + verb: doing the action while incorporating ~

Common collocations

Writing

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

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

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