媒介|ばいかいbaikai[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbmediation; agency; serving as a medium; acting as an intermediary; acting as a go-between
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbcarrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission
- noun, philosophymediation (in Hegelianism)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 媒介する(ばいかいする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 媒介します(ばいかいします) |
| Negative (nai) | 媒介しない(ばいかいしない) |
| polite (masen) | 媒介しません(ばいかいしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 媒介せず・媒介せぬ(ばいかいせず・ばいかいせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 媒介した(ばいかいした) |
| polite (mashita) | 媒介しました(ばいかいしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 媒介しなかった(ばいかいしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 媒介しませんでした(ばいかいしませんでした) |
| Te form | 媒介して(ばいかいして) |
| Potential | 媒介できる(ばいかいできる) |
| Passive | 媒介される(ばいかいされる) |
| Causative | 媒介させる(ばいかいさせる) |
| Causative passive | 媒介させられる(ばいかいさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 媒介すれば(ばいかいすれば) |
| tara | 媒介したら(ばいかいしたら) |
| Volitional | 媒介しよう(ばいかいしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 媒介しましょう(ばいかいしましょう) |
| Imperative | 媒介しろ(ばいかいしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym仲立ちなかだちNeutralActing as a go-between, linking two parties as a middleman; a native Japanese word.
- Related斡旋あっせんNeutralIntervening to arrange or introduce something for someone, as in 「就職を斡旋する」; it stresses helping things work out, while 「媒介」 also covers the spread of germs.
- Related調停ちょうていNeutralA third party steps in to mediate a dispute, including court mediation; the focus is on settling the conflict, not on linking two sides.
- Related仲裁ちゅうさいNeutralStepping in to settle a quarrel; 「仲裁に入る」 can mean breaking up a fight, and in formal proceedings it means issuing a ruling, while 「媒介」 links two sides.
- Related介在かいざいNeutralBeing situated between two things or parties; the focus is on occupying that position in between.
Use 「媒介」 for linking two sides or transmitting germs, as in 「蚊が媒介する病気」 and 「不動産の媒介」. For introductions pick 「斡旋」, for settling disputes 「調停」, for arbitration 「仲裁」, and for a go-between 「仲立ち」.
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