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JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

mediator
go-between

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
バイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
なこうど

Common Words

媒鳥
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #8957
1

live decoy (for hunting)

2

decoy; bait; lure; stool pigeon; trap

いかい
Noun
Freq #19273
1

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)

いたい
Noun
Freq #20816
1

medium; media

Examples
空気は音の媒体だ。
The air is a medium for sound.
ょくばい
Noun
Freq #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.
媒人
うど
ゅうにん (仲人)
Noun
Freq #33151
1

Esp. なこうど

matchmaker

2

Esp. ちゅうにん

go-between; intermediary; middleman; mediator; intercessor

いばい
Noun
Freq #44041
1

spirit medium

かだち
仲立
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #45963
1

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

れいばいし
Noun
Freq #55020
1

spiritualist; medium; necromancer

ろくばいたい
Noun
Freq #68455
1

recording medium; storage medium

かみばいたい
Noun
Freq #73802
1

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

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