混濁

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 混濁 is read as こんだく and means cloudiness, turbidity, or confusion.
• Basic usage: It applies both to physically cloudy water and to a person's clouded consciousness.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Cloudiness in water
  • 混濁が見られる states that turbidity was observed in the water. Example: 工事の影響で井戸水に混濁が見られ、使用を控えた。
• Clouded consciousness
  • 意識が混濁する describes a person losing clarity of consciousness. Example: 意識が混濁した患者に、医師がゆっくり名前を呼びかけた。