Chinese edit

 
to mix; to get along; thoughtless
to mix; to get along; thoughtless; confused; dirty; mix
to enter
trad. (混入)
simp. #(混入)

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Verb edit

混入

  1. to sneak into; to mix into (usually when one is not paying attention or otherwise undesirably)

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Kanji in this term
こん
Grade: 5
にゅう
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology edit

From Sinitic 混入 (hùnrù).

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Noun edit

(こん)(にゅう) (konnyūこんにふ (konnifu)?

  1. the act of mixing; the state of being mixed; a mixing or mingling of two or more things, typically in an undesirable way

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(こん)(にゅう)する (konnyū suruこんにふ (konnifu)?transitive suru (stem (こん)(にゅう) (konnyū shi), past (こん)(にゅう)した (konnyū shita))

  1. to mix one thing into another, typically in an undesirable way
    味噌汁(みそしる)毒物(どくぶつ)混入(こんにゅう)する
    miso shiru ni dokubutsu o konnyū suru
    to mix poison into miso soup

(こん)(にゅう)する (konnyū suruこんにふ (konnifu)?intransitive suru (stem (こん)(にゅう) (konnyū shi), past (こん)(にゅう)した (konnyū shita))

  1. to mingle, to become mixed, to get mixed, typically in an undesirable way
    砂糖(さとう)小麦粉(こむぎこ)混入(こんにゅう)してしまったのでクッキーを(つく)りました。
    Satō ga komugiko ni konnyū shite shimatta node kukkī o tsukurimashita.
    Sugar got mixed with the flour, so I made cookies.

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