媒
なこうど
nakoudo
JLPT N112 strokesKanjiLevel 98 - JLPT N1
Quick answer
媒 is the kanji for "Mediator". Its reading is なこうど (nakoudo). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Mediator
Also : Intermediary · Go-between
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Readings
kunなこうど/ nakoudoonばい/ bai
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
12 strokes
Radicals
女某
Example Sentences
彼は情報を媒介する役割を果たす。
かれはじょうほうをばいかいするやくわりをはたす。
He fulfills the role of mediating information.
蚊がマラリアの媒介となる。
かがまらりあのばいかいとなる。
Mosquitoes serve as vectors for malaria.
Vocabulary using 媒
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + に際して～に際して (ni saishite) - On the occasion of
- [Noun] + をもとに(して)～をもとに (wo moto ni) - Based on
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + にあたって～にあたって (ni atatte) - When doing; Upon
- [Verb/Adjective/Noun] + にしろ/にせよ～にしろ／にせよ (ni shiro/ni seyo) - Even if; Regardless of
- [Noun] + をめぐって～をめぐって (wo megutte) - Concerning; Over; Surrounding
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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