Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to be crowded, to be packed, to be congested, to be thronged (with).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
混む こむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mix, blend, confuse
コン ま.じる こ.む (5th, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
descendants, elder brother, insect
コン (9th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
compare, race, ratio
ヒ くら.べる い (5th, N2)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)