仲裁|ちゅうさいchuusai[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbarbitration; intercession; mediation
    彼かれが仲裁ちゅうさいしてその場ばは丸まるく収おさめた。↗
    He intervened and settled the matter peacefully for the time being.
Conjugation
Dictionary form仲裁する(ちゅうさいする)
Polite (masu)仲裁します(ちゅうさいします)
Negative (nai)仲裁しない(ちゅうさいしない)
polite (masen)仲裁しません(ちゅうさいしません)
classical zu / nu仲裁せず・仲裁せぬ(ちゅうさいせず・ちゅうさいせぬ)
Past (ta)仲裁した(ちゅうさいした)
polite (mashita)仲裁しました(ちゅうさいしました)
Past negative (nakatta)仲裁しなかった(ちゅうさいしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)仲裁しませんでした(ちゅうさいしませんでした)
Te form仲裁して(ちゅうさいして)
Potential仲裁できる(ちゅうさいできる)
Passive仲裁される(ちゅうさいされる)
Causative仲裁させる(ちゅうさいさせる)
Causative passive仲裁させられる(ちゅうさいさせられる)
Conditional (ba)仲裁すれば(ちゅうさいすれば)
tara仲裁したら(ちゅうさいしたら)
Volitional仲裁しよう(ちゅうさいしよう)
polite (mashou)仲裁しましょう(ちゅうさいしましょう)
Imperative仲裁しろ(ちゅうさいしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym調停ちょうていWrittenWritten/formal prose. A third party mediates a dispute, esp. by a court or similar body to bring about a settlement; often interchangeable with 「仲裁」.
  • Related仲介ちゅうかいNeutralNeutral. Acting as a go-between to link two parties; can also mean a third party helping settle a dispute, whereas 「仲裁」 mainly means stepping into a quarrel.
  • Related斡旋あっせんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Mediating between two sides, also used for job referrals and introductions; emphasizes bringing both parties together.

Use 「仲裁」 when a third party steps into a dispute to mediate or make a ruling, as in 「喧嘩の仲裁に入る」 and 「仲裁裁判」. Mediation by a court or similar body is 「調停」; to bring parties together as a go-between, use 「仲介」 or 「斡旋」, which can also cover disputes.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 争あらそいの仲立なかだちをすること。
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