Vocab Info

N1 Noun

仲人(なこうど)matchmaker, go-between, intermediary, middleman, mediator, intercessor

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      matchmaker

      esp. なこうど
    2. Noun

      2.

      go-between, intermediary, middleman, mediator, intercessor

      esp. ちゅうにん

    All Forms

    仲人 【なこうど】仲人 【ちゅうにん】媒人 【なこうど】媒 【なこうど】

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    Examples

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      結婚(けっこん)仲人(なこうど)として上司(じょうし)(えら)びました。

      I chose my boss as the matchmaker for my wedding. {matchmaker, go-between, intermediary, middleman, mediator, intercessor}

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      仲人(なこうど)とは中間(ちゅうかん)()って橋渡(はしわた)しをする(ひと)です。

      A matchmaker is someone who stands in the middle and builds bridges. {matchmaker, go-between, intermediary, middleman, mediator, intercessor}

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      (わたし)たちは結婚式(けっこんしき)仲人(なこうど)()てないことにしました。

      We decided not to have a matchmaker at our wedding ceremony. {matchmaker, go-between, intermediary, middleman, mediator, intercessor}

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      後輩(こうはい)夫婦(ふうふ)(たの)まれて仲人(なこうど)をすることになったが、不安(ふあん)である。

      I've been asked to serve as a matchmaker for a junior couple, but I'm anxious about it. {matchmaker, go-between, intermediary, middleman, mediator, intercessor}

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      (ぼく)たちは田中(たなか)夫妻(ふさい)仲人(なこうど)結婚(けっこん)したとあって、(かれ)らには(あたま)()がらない。

      We got married through the matchmaking of the Tanaka couple, so we really look up to them. {matchmaker, go-between, intermediary, middleman, mediator, intercessor}

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