仲介(ちゅうかい)

ちゅうかい
noun
mediation; brokerage
business
1. mediation; intermediation; acting as go-between
The act of intervening between two parties to help them reach an agreement or resolve a dispute.
友人(ゆうじん)の仲介(ちゅうかい)で知(し)り合(あ)った。
We met through a friend's introduction.
国連(こくれん)が和平(わへい)交渉(こうしょう)を仲介(ちゅうかい)した。
The UN mediated the peace negotiations.
両者(りょうしゃ)の間(あいだ)に立(た)って仲介(ちゅうかい)する役割(やくわり)を担(にな)った。
I took on the role of mediating between the two parties.
2. brokerage; real estate agency
Professional intermediation in property transactions, connecting buyers/renters with sellers/landlords.
仲介(ちゅうかい)手数料(てすうりょう)は家賃(やちん)の1ヶ月(げつ)分(ぶん)だ。
The brokerage fee is one month's rent.
不動産(ふどうさん)仲介(ちゅうかい)業者(ぎょうしゃ)に相談(そうだん)した。
I consulted a real estate broker.
仲介(ちゅうかい)会社(がいしゃ)を通(とお)さずに直接(ちょくせつ)契約(けいやく)した。
I made a direct contract without going through a brokerage company.

仲介(ちゅうかい) refers to intermediation in various contexts.

SENSE 1 (general mediation):

  • 仲介(ちゅうかい)する (to mediate)
  • 仲介(ちゅうかい)役(やく) (mediator role)

SENSE 2 (real estate brokerage):

  • 仲介(ちゅうかい)手数料(てすうりょう) (brokerage fee)
  • 不動産(ふどうさん)仲介(ちゅうかい) (real estate brokerage)
  • 仲介(ちゅうかい)業者(ぎょうしゃ) (broker)

Forms

  • 仲介(ちゅうかい)する (to mediate, to broker)

Related words

Related Words

Related: 斡旋(あっせん) (arrangement, placement)
Related: 橋渡(はしわた)し (bridging, mediation)
Related: 不動産屋(ふどうさんや) (real estate agent)
Related: 内見(ないけん) (property viewing)
Related: 取(と)り持(も)つ (to mediate, to act as go-between, to introduce)
Related: エージェント (agent)
Compare: 取次(とりつぎ) (intermediary)
Compare: 口利(くちき)き (mediation)
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Added 2026.2.3 15:56 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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