To Mix Something
transitive verb, ichidan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means mix so the verb version is to mix something.
It’s transitive, so you’re doing the mixing. With this word, the things you’ve mixed are still distinguishable from each other. Two types of fish in your aquarium, books of different genres on your shelf — that kind of thing.
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:
Who always said not to mix your white and red socks in the laundry? That would be your Ma (ま).
米とコーンを交ぜる
to mix rice and corn
三色の糸を交ぜる
to mix three colors of thread
男子と女子を交ぜる
to mix boys and girls
カードをよく交ぜて下さい。
Please shuffle the cards well.
男の子と女の子を交ぜたクラスでした。
The class was a mix of boys and girls.
日本人、フランス人、イギリス人を交ぜた女子サッカーチームに入った。
I joined a women's soccer team with a mix of Japanese, French, and British players.