JLPT N3Kanji compounds
混雑
Readingこんざつkonzatsu
- Meaning
- 人や物が一つの場所に多く集まって込み合うこと
- Explanation
- 「混雑（こんざつ）」means many people or things gathering in one place and becoming crowded. It is used as in「電車が混雑する」(the train is crowded). The key is being crowded with many people or things, which differs from「混合（こんごう）」(mixing), the mixing of different kinds of things.
- Examples
- 電車が混雑する
Original Japanese explanation
「混雑（こんざつ）」は、人や物が一つの場所に多く集まって込み合うことです。「電車が混雑する」のように使います。人や物が多くて込み合う点が大切で、種類のちがう物をまぜる「混合（こんごう）」とは違います。
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