Japanese word

取り混ぜる

Pronunciation

Romajitorimazeru

Meaning

  • verbmix

Example

いろいろな材料を取り混ぜます。i ro i ro na zai ryō o to ri ma ze ma su

I mix various ingredients.

Illustration for 取り混ぜる (mix)

More examples

店員は、大小の商品を箱の中に取り混ぜました。ten in wa dai shō no shō hin o bako no naka ni to ri ma ze ma shi ta

The clerk mixed products of different sizes in the box.

Core concept

Brings different things together so that they form a combined mixture or set.

Common phrases

  • いろいろな材料を取り混ぜるi ro i ro na zai ryō o to ri ma ze ru

    mix various ingredients

  • 複数の要素を取り混ぜるfuku sū no yō so o to ri ma ze ru

    mix multiple elements

Similar words

混ぜるmazeru: To put separate things together so that they form a mixture.
混ぜ合わせるmazeawaseru: To combine things closely until they form a single mixture.
混合するkongōsuru: To combine substances or elements into a uniform mixture.

Definition in Japanese

異なる種類のものを一緒にして混ぜ合わせる。koto na ru shu rui no mo no o is sho ni shi te ma ze a wa se ru

Word origin

取り混ぜる (torimazeru) is a native Japanese compound of 取り (tori, "take") and 混ぜる (mazeru, "mix"), expressing the act of mixing things together.

Usage tips

  • In descriptions of a selection, 取り混ぜる (torimazeru) highlights that different kinds of items are included together rather than treated as one uniform kind.

Other meanings

  • combineverb

Opposites

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