- 1. [n, vs, vt] mediation; agency; serving as a medium; acting as an intermediary; acting as a go-between
- 2. [n, vs, vt] carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission
- 3. [n] {phil} mediation (in Hegelianism)
Kanji in this word
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媒
mediator, go-betweenOn: バイ (bai)Kun: なこうど (nakoudo)
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介
jammed in, shellfish, mediate, concern oneself withOn: カイ (kai)
Example Sentences
マラリアは蚊が媒介する。
mararia ha ka ga baikai suru .
Malaria is carried by mosquitoes.