JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 媒: "mediator, go-between"
The kanji 媒 means "mediator, go-between". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read バイ in on'yomi and なこうど in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
バイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
なこうど
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | mediator, go-between |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1900 of 2,501 |
Common words with 媒
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 媒介mediation; agency; serving as a medium; acting as an intermediary · carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission
- 媒体medium; media
- 触媒catalyst
- 霊媒spirit medium
- 霊媒師spiritualist; medium; necromancer
- 記録媒体recording medium; storage medium
- 紙媒体paper medium; print medium (as opposed to other media)
- 記憶媒体storage medium; recording medium
- 媒介者mediator; middleman; intermediary; agent · (disease) vector; carrier
- 媒質medium (for carrying energy waves); transmission medium
- 媒介物medium; agency · carrier; vector; fomite; fomes
- 媒酌人matchmaker; go-between
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