How to say "moderator" in Japanese

• 司会者しかいしゃCommon
  nounCovers 'moderator' as a person: the one who chairs a panel discussion, debate, or meeting and keeps it moving. Use this when you mean the individual, as in introducing or thanking the moderator.
  司会者しかいしゃから、一言ひとことお祝いわいのスピーチって言いわれて焦しょうちゃったよ。↗

  It made me nervous when I was asked by the host to offer some words of congratulation.
• 司会しかいJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounRefers to the role or activity of moderating rather than to the person; it also covers a 'host' or 'presenter' of a show. For the person, 司会者 is usually the word you want.

Both words concern moderating a meeting, panel, or event: 司会者 names the person who moderates, while 司会 refers to the role or activity of moderating itself rather than the individual.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 司会者しかいしゃchairman
• モデレーターmoderator
• 司会役しかいやくmoderator
• 減速材げんそくざい(neutron) moderator
• 司会しかいchairman