仲立ち・仲立・媒|なかだちnakadachi[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
仲立ち仲立ち is the most common form and combines kanji and kana. For beginners, use it when writing this word.
仲立仲立 is less common than 仲立ち and is written with kanji only, with an irregular okurigana pattern. Recognize it, but do not make it your default.
媒媒 is less common than 仲立 and 仲立ち and is written with kanji only. Recognize it as a written variant, but use 仲立ち by default as a beginner.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbmediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 仲立ちする（なかだちする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 仲立ちします（なかだちします） |
| Negative (nai) | 仲立ちしない（なかだちしない） |
| polite (masen) | 仲立ちしません（なかだちしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 仲立ちせず・仲立ちせぬ（なかだちせず・なかだちせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 仲立ちした（なかだちした） |
| polite (mashita) | 仲立ちしました（なかだちしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 仲立ちしなかった（なかだちしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 仲立ちしませんでした（なかだちしませんでした） |
| Te form | 仲立ちして（なかだちして） |
| Potential | 仲立ちできる（なかだちできる） |
| Passive | 仲立ちされる（なかだちされる） |
| Causative | 仲立ちさせる（なかだちさせる） |
| Causative passive | 仲立ちさせられる（なかだちさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 仲立ちすれば（なかだちすれば） |
| tara | 仲立ちしたら（なかだちしたら） |
| Volitional | 仲立ちしよう（なかだちしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 仲立ちしましょう（なかだちしましょう） |
| Imperative | 仲立ちしろ（なかだちしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym仲介ちゅうかいWrittenWritten register: intermediation in business deals, as in 「不動産仲介」; more formal than 「仲立ち」.
- Synonym橋渡しはしわたしNeutralNeutral: stresses building links and communication between the two sides, as in 「両国の橋渡し」.
- Synonym口利きくちききNeutralColloquial: pulling strings — using one's influence to help someone out; often carries a negative nuance.
- Synonym斡旋あっせんWrittenWritten register: mediating between the two sides or helping someone find work.
- Synonym媒介ばいかいWrittenWritten register: serving as the medium between two things; also used for transmitting germs or disease.
- Synonymパイプ役パイプやくCasualColloquial: a liaison who communicates and coordinates between two groups.
- Synonym取り持ちとりもちNeutralNeutral and somewhat old-fashioned: bringing two parties together, also entertaining guests; stresses drawing the sides closer.
- Related架橋かきょうWrittenWritten register: building bridges, also figuratively closing gaps such as between theory and practice.
- RelatedエージェントNeutralLoanword: an agent, typically one representing entertainers or athletes, or a spy.
- Related代理だいりWrittenWritten register: acting in someone's place and handling their affairs; not about matchmaking between parties.
- Related調停ちょうていWrittenWritten register: a third party stepping in to settle a dispute; more formal than 「仲立ち」.
- Related代理店だいりてんWrittenWritten register: a shop or company acting as a sales agent for transactions.
- Related仲裁ちゅうさいWrittenWritten register: stepping in to mediate or arbitrate a dispute.
- Related介在かいざいWrittenWritten register: simply existing or lying between two things; not necessarily any matchmaking.
- Related代理人だいりにんWrittenWritten register: a person holding legal authority to represent another, e.g. a lawyer.
- Related懸け橋かけはしWrittenWritten register: a bridge or bond linking cultures, generations and the like.
- Related取りなしとりなしNeutralColloquial: interceding for someone to smooth relations between the two sides.
- Related仲介者ちゅうかいしゃWrittenWritten register: the person who mediates and puts deals together between the parties; refers to the person, not the act.
- Related仲立人なかだちにんWrittenWritten register, rare: same meaning as 「仲立ち」 but refers to the person — a middleman.
- Related斡旋者あっせんしゃWrittenWritten register: a person who mediates or brokers between the two parties.
- Related斡旋業者あっせんぎょうしゃWrittenWritten register: a person or company in the intermediation business.
Use 「仲立ち」 for acting as a go-between between two parties, as in 「縁談の仲立ち」. For commercial intermediation pick 「仲介」; for building links between two sides, 「橋渡し」; for settling disputes, 「調停」 or 「仲裁」. For the person rather than the act, use 「仲介者」, 「仲立人」 or the colloquial 「パイプ役」. Note that 「代理」 and 「代理人」 mean acting in someone's place, not matchmaking, and 「介在」 simply means lying between two things.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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