Entry
  1. Noun

    mixed bag; mixture of good and bad; jumble of wheat and chaff; mixture of precious gems and common rocks

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    ボスには玉石混交のグループとは言われたけれど、俺は玉かな、それとも石なのかな。
    The boss said this group is a real mixed bag. I wonder if he places me with the wheat or the chaff.

Also written 玉石混淆【ぎょくせきこんこう】

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Characters in this word

4
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jewel, ball

Kun
たまたま--だま
On
ギョク
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N2
Frequency
737 of 2500
Radical
jade
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

おうだん

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
4-5-1SKIP code
4f0.2The Kanji Dictionary
1010.3Four corner code
3172deroo
7389Unicode hex code
1-22-44JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2923Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3620New Nelson (John Haig)
3477New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4289Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2166Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2919Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
256Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
272Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
610A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
204Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
103Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
20821Morohashi
102A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
295Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
295Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
64sakade
732Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
48henshall3
40Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
575Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1313Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
262Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yu4Pinyin reading
ogKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

stone

Kun
いし
On
セキシャクコク
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N3
Frequency
342 of 2500
Radical
stone
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

いさいすいわせっく

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-2-3SKIP code
5a0.1The Kanji Dictionary
1060.0, 1026.0Four corner code
3377deroo
77f3Unicode hex code
1-32-48JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3176Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3985New Nelson (John Haig)
2971New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3689Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1884Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2564Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
113Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
118Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
276A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
172Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
102Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
24024Morohashi
45A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
78Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
78Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
44sakade
763Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
72henshall3
44Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
347crowley
102Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1397Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
114Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi2, dan4Pinyin reading
seogKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

mix, blend, confuse

Kun
ま.じる-ま.じりま.ざるま.ぜるこ.む
On
コン
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
824 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 19

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3a8.14The Kanji Dictionary
3611.1Four corner code
356deroo
6df7Unicode hex code
1-26-14JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2604Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3204New Nelson (John Haig)
519New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
631Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
381Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
475Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
450Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
487Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
888A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
684Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17694Morohashi
677A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
799Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
813Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
787sakade
691Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
704henshall3
733Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
837Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1207Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
459Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hun3, hun2, hun4Pinyin reading
hon, gonKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
19WaniKani level
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mingle, mixing, association, coming & going

Kun
まじ.わるまじ.えるま.じるまじ.るま.ざるま.ぜる-か.うか.わすかわ.すこもごも
On
コウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
178 of 2500
Radical
lid
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

かた

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-4, 2-4-2SKIP code
2j4.3The Kanji Dictionary
0040.8Four corner code
466deroo
4ea4Unicode hex code
1-24-82JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
290Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
90New Nelson (John Haig)
2015New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2508Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1272Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1738Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1275Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1368Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
200A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
293Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
86Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
291Morohashi
115A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
114Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
114Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
212sakade
298Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
128henshall3
120Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
269crowley
504Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
38Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1283Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jiao1Pinyin reading
gyoKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level