中継|ちゅうけいchuukei[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbrelay; hook-up
  2. noun, suru verb, transitive verbrelay broadcasting
Conjugation
Dictionary form中継する(ちゅうけいする)
Polite (masu)中継します(ちゅうけいします)
Negative (nai)中継しない(ちゅうけいしない)
polite (masen)中継しません(ちゅうけいしません)
classical zu / nu中継せず・中継せぬ(ちゅうけいせず・ちゅうけいせぬ)
Past (ta)中継した(ちゅうけいした)
polite (mashita)中継しました(ちゅうけいしました)
Past negative (nakatta)中継しなかった(ちゅうけいしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)中継しませんでした(ちゅうけいしませんでした)
Te form中継して(ちゅうけいして)
Potential中継できる(ちゅうけいできる)
Passive中継される(ちゅうけいされる)
Causative中継させる(ちゅうけいさせる)
Causative passive中継させられる(ちゅうけいさせられる)
Conditional (ba)中継すれば(ちゅうけいすれば)
tara中継したら(ちゅうけいしたら)
Volitional中継しよう(ちゅうけいしよう)
polite (mashou)中継しましょう(ちゅうけいしましょう)
Imperative中継しろ(ちゅうけいしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym中継ぎなかつぎNeutralCovers intermediate handovers and the baseball middle reliever, as in 「中継ぎ投手」; leans toward relaying and passing on, while 「中継」 now mostly means broadcast relays.
  • SynonymリレーNeutralLoanword for relay races and relaying things along, as in 「リレー競走」.
  • Antonym直接ちょくせつNeutralMeans direct, with no intermediary in between — the opposite of 「中継」, which involves relaying through an intermediate point.

Use 「中継」 for broadcasting a program live or relaying at an intermediate point, as in 「生中継」 and 「中継地点」; a baseball middle reliever is 「中継ぎ」, a relay race is 「リレー」, and the opposite is 「直接」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 中間ちゅうかんで受け継うけつぐこと。
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