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Japanese symbol for “meld”

Romaji: kongou
mixing; mixture; meld

In Japanese, meld is , read (kongou).

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Meanings

  1. n, vi, vs mixing; mixture; meld
  2. n, vi, vs miscegenation

Kanji and stroke order

mix, blend, confuse
on: コン
kun: ま.じる、-ま.じり、ま.ざる、ま.ぜる
11 strokes · JLPT 2
fit, suit, join
on: ゴウ、ガッ、カッ
kun: あ.う、-あ.う、あ.い、あい-
6 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “meld”

WordReadingMeaning
やく yakuscoring combination; hand; yaku
メンツ mentsumeld
メルド merudomeld (in rummy, etc.)
できやく dekiyakuscoring combination made with captured cards; meld
ばやく bayakuscoring combination made with captured cards; meld

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こんらん konrandisorder; chaos; confusion
こんざつ konzatsucongestion; crush; crowding
こんどう kondouconfusion; mixing; merger
こんめい konmeiturmoil; chaos; confusion
こんけつ konketsumixed race; mixed parentage
ばあい baaicase; occasion; situation
しあい shiaimatch; game; bout
そうごう sougousynthesis; combination; integration

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.