媒
媒

mediator, go-between

12 strokesFrequency 1,900JLPT N1Grade 8

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なこうど

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おとり囮媒鳥NounUsually kanaFreq #8957
1

live decoy (for hunting)

2

decoy; bait; lure; stool pigeon; trap

媒介ばいかいNounFreq #19273
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Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

mediation; agency; serving as a medium; acting as an intermediary; acting as a go-between

2

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission

Examples
マラリアは蚊が媒介する。
Malaria is carried by mosquitoes.
3

Philosophy

mediation (in Hegelianism)

媒体ばいたいNounFreq #20816
1

medium; media

Examples
空気は音の媒体だ。
The air is a medium for sound.
触媒しょくばいNounFreq #22727
1

Chemistry

catalyst

Examples
最初に、この実験で使用された触媒について吟味したい。
As a beginning I would like to examine the catalyzer used in this experiment.
仲人媒人媒なこうどちゅうにん (仲人)NounFreq #33151
1

Esp. なこうど

matchmaker

2

Esp. ちゅうにん

go-between; intermediary; middleman; mediator; intercessor

霊媒れいばいNounFreq #44041
1

spirit medium

仲立ち媒なかだち仲立NounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #45963
1

mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between

霊媒師れいばいしNounFreq #55020
1

spiritualist; medium; necromancer

記録媒体きろくばいたいNounFreq #68455
1

recording medium; storage medium

紙媒体かみばいたいNounFreq #73802
1

paper medium; print medium (as opposed to other media)

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