To Mix Something
To Stir Something, To Blend 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 vocab version is to mix something, to stir something, or to blend something.
This is when someone is actively doing the mixing. You can remember this because they're (ぜる) doing the mixing themselves, rather than just sitting around and waiting for something to naturally mix on its own.
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:
The person who taught you how to mix something is your ma (ま). Your ma is always mixing tasty things: stew, curry, cake batter — even the occasional cocktail. She's an expert mixer, and she passed her mixing skills on to you.
You can also use the level 5 vocab 交ぜる to help you remember, as it has the same meaning and reading!
混ぜるな危険！
Don't mix it. It's dangerous!
トンカツソースとマヨネーズを混ぜたら最高に美味しいよ！
It's incredibly tasty when you mix tonkatsu sauce with mayonnaise.
ねぇ、気をつけた方がいいよ。あの男がさっきあんたの飲み物に何か混ぜてたのを見たよ。
Hey, you should watch out, I saw that guy mix something into your drink.