交(ま)じり

まじり

suffix, noun

mixed with; -streaked

1. mixed with; -streaked

Attached to a noun to mean that something is mixed or streaked with it: 白髪(しらが)交(ま)じり "graying," 雨(あめ)交(ま)じり "with rain mixed in."

白髪(しらが)交(ま)じりの頭(あたま)。

A head of graying hair.

雪(ゆき)交(ま)じりの雨(あめ)が降(ふ)っている。

Sleet is falling.

彼(かれ)はため息(いき)交(ま)じりに「もう無理(むり)だ」とつぶやいた。

With a sigh, he muttered, "I can't do it anymore."

From the verb 交(ま)じる (to be mixed). Before a noun it takes の; as an adverb, に.

Common patterns

白髪(しらが)交(ま)じり: graying, salt-and-pepper (hair)
雪(ゆき)交(ま)じりの雨(あめ): rain mixed with snow, sleet
冗談(じょうだん)交(ま)じりに: half jokingly
ため息(いき)交(ま)じりに: with a sigh

Writing

Also written 混(ま)じり, especially for things physically mixed (砂混(すなま)じり). 交(ま)じり is usual when the parts stay distinct (白髪(しらが)交(ま)じり, 漢字(かんじ)仮名(かな)交(ま)じり文(ぶん)).

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Added 2026.9.30 22:56 · Revised 2026.10.3 4:16

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