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媒

mediator
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingバイ
Kun readingなこうど
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. mediatorRtK
    最初に、この実験で使用された触媒について吟味したい。As a beginning I would like to examine the catalyzer used in this experiment.tatoeba
    特に言語は最も流動的な媒体である。Language in particular is the most fluid of mediums.tatoeba
  2. go-between
  1. mediation
  2. agency
  3. serving as a medium
  4. acting as an intermediary
  5. acting as a go-between

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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woman (女) · so-and-so · sweet · wicker basket · picnic basket · tree (木) · wood (木)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1898

Compound words

触媒しょくばい
catalyst
媒介ばいかい
mediation; agency; serving as a medium; acting as an intermediary; acting as a go-between
媒酌ばいしゃく
matchmaking; acting as a go-between
媒体ばいたい
medium; media
媒質ばいしつ
medium (for carrying energy waves)
媒人なこうど
matchmaker
媒妁ばいしゃく
matchmaking
助触媒じょしょくばい
(catalytic) promoter
超媒体ちょうばいたい
hypermedia
媒介物ばいかいぶつ
medium
媒妁人ばいしゃくにん
matchmaker
印刷媒体いんさつばいたい
print media
記憶媒体きおくばいたい
storage medium
触媒作用しょくばいさよう
catalytic action
複合媒体ふくごうばいたい
multimedia
有機塩溶媒ゆうきえんようばい
organochloride solvent
ニュース媒体ニュースばいたい
news media

Additional Examples

空気は音の媒体だ。
The air is a medium for sound.tatoeba
マラリアは蚊が媒介する。
Malaria is carried by mosquitoes.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 媒

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step