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    3. 混同

    混同

    混こん同どう

    confusion

    N1KMT8News #26+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab17 strokes

    こんどう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    confusion, mixing, merger

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    彼かれいの名な前まえと兄あにの名な前まえを混こん同どうしてしまった。

    I confused his name with his brother's name.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    事じ実じつと憶おく測そくを混こん同どうしてはいけない。

    You must not confuse facts with speculation.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれは愛あい情じょうと依い存そんを混こん同どうしているようだ。

    He seems to be confusing love with dependence.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    似にたような言こと葉ばなので、意い味みを混こん同どうしやすい。

    Since they are similar words, it's easy to confuse their meanings.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyEducation
    異ことなる文ぶん化か圏けんの習しゅう慣かんを混こん同どうすると、誤ご解かいが生しょうじることがある。

    Confusing customs from different cultural spheres can sometimes lead to misunderstandings.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    混
    ま.じる・-ま.じり・ま.ざる・ま.ぜる・こ.む…(1)
    mix・blend・confuse
    同
    おな.じ…(1)
    same・agree・equal
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