Kanji
N1 12 strokes Grade 8 freq #1900

mediator, go-between

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

woman onna

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

medium; media
catalyst
refrigerant; coolant
mediation; agency
matchmaking; acting as a go-between
solvent
having no go-between (for a marriage)
authentication device; security token (e.g. SmartCard)
video recording; video media
lingua franca; vehicular language

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

medium-dependent interface
media interface connector; MIC
Media Access Control sublayer

Example sentences

More and more people are rushing to make use of the interactive nature of the medium.

Television is a very important medium through which to provide information.

It would be difficult to improve the device without an effective catalyst.

Malaria is carried by mosquitoes.