混入

混入

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

From Sinitic 混入.

• On'yomi.
• IPA^(key): /koɴnjuː/, [kõ̞ɴnjɯᵝː]

混入 (hiragana こんにゅう, rōmaji konnyū, historical hiragana こんにふ)

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

• 混入物 (こんにゅうぶつ) (konnyūbutsu): an impurity; something that is mixed into something else

混入する (transitive, hiragana こんにゅうする, rōmaji konnyū suru, historical hiragana こんにふする)

1. to mix one thing into another, typically in an undesirable way

   味噌汁 (みそしる)に毒物 (どくぶつ)を混 (こん)入 (にゅう)する

   miso shiru ni dokubutsu o konnyū suru

   to mix poison into miso soup

混入する (intransitive, hiragana こんにゅうする, rōmaji konnyū suru, historical hiragana こんにふする)

1. to mingle, to become mixed, to get mixed, typically in an undesirable way

   砂 (さ)糖 (とう)が小麦粉 (こむぎこ)に混 (こん)入 (にゅう)してしまったのでクッキーを作 (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.

   • 1941, 佐藤垢石 Sato Kōseki, たぬき汁 Racoon-Dog Soup,

     恰も、誤って汁のなかへ混入した木片を噛むようなものであった。

     あたかも、あやまってしるのなかへこんにゅうしたもくへんをかむようなものであった。

     Atakamo, ayamatte shiru no naka e konnyū shita mokuhen o kamu yō na mono de atta.

     It was as if I was chewing a piece of wood mistakenly mixed into the soup.

• (transitive: mix): 混 (ま)ぜる (mazeru)
• (intransitive: become mixed): 混 (ま)じる (majiru)