Kanji
N2 6 strokes Grade 4 freq #919

go-between, relationship

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

person hito

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

agency; intermediation
arbitration; intercession
matchmaker
being evenly matched; being equal with

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

companion; fellow
relation; relationship
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with)
joining (a group); becoming a member (of)
close friendship; close friend
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
broker; jobber
mediation; agency
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess

Example sentences

He is not of our number.

My son has got into bad company.

A good mediator can make a deal go smoothly.

In the company of good friends, the time flew by.