仲人・媒人・媒|なこうどnakoudo[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounmatchmakeresp. なこうど
2. noungo-between; intermediary; middleman; mediator; intercessoresp. ちゅうにん

• Synonym仲介者ちゅうかいしゃWrittenWritten. A go-between standing between parties to arrange talks or deals; leans business and legal, while 「仲人」 is chiefly a marriage matchmaker, also a mediator.
• Synonym仲立人なかだちにんWrittenWritten. An intermediary standing between two parties to help talks or deals succeed; less common than 「仲人」, and not limited to marriage.
• Related橋渡しはしわたしNeutralNeutral. Mediation or bridging between sides, also the bridge-like role itself; a broad term covering far more than 「仲人」's marriage sense.
• Related口利きくちききNeutralNeutral. Mediating or pulling strings with influence, or an influential fixer; often carries a backdoor nuance absent from 「仲人」.
• RelatedエージェントNeutralNeutral loanword for an agent or broker acting on someone's behalf, as in 「スポーツエージェント」; not a marriage matchmaker like 「仲人」.
• Relatedパイプ役パイプやくNeutralNeutral. A person serving as a contact and negotiation channel between groups or people; leans business and political settings, unlike 「仲人」's matchmaker sense.
• Related周旋人しゅうせんにんWrittenWritten and old-fashioned. A middleman who arranges deals such as job placements or property sales; 「仲人」 centers on marriage.
• Related斡旋者あっせんしゃWrittenWritten. Someone who mediates or introduces between two parties to settle a matter; broader than 「仲人」 and not limited to marriage.

For a marriage matchmaker use 「仲人」, as in 「仲人を立てる」. Use 「仲介者」 for business go-betweens, 「橋渡し」 for bridging sides, 「パイプ役」 for a contact channel, 「口利き」 for pulling strings, and 「エージェント」 for agents.

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1. (ちゅうにん) 争あらそいをしている者ものの間あいだに入はいって仲裁ちゅうさいをする人ひと。
2. (ちゅうにん) 将棋しょうぎの駒こまの一ひとつ。
3. (なこうど) 人ひと同士どうしの間あいだに入はいり人間関係にんげんかんけいを仲立なかだちする役割やくわりの人ひと。特とくに男女だんじょの間あいだで結婚けっこんの仲立なかだちをする人ひと。