No. 4,833 in Japanese
混み
"混み" (こみ) means "crowded" or "congested."
In a sentence
この電車は混んでいるので座れない。
This train is crowded, so I can't sit.
The term '混み' in '混んでいる' is used to describe the state of being crowded.
週末のショッピングモールはいつも混みますね。
The shopping mall is always crowded on weekends.
Here, '混みます' demonstrates an event in the future or regularly occurring situation where '混み' describes 'crowded'.
最近、このカフェは混み過ぎていて静かな時間が取れません。
These days, this café is too crowded to have a quiet time.
The usage of '混み過ぎていて' illustrates being excessively crowded.
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