仲人(なこうど)

なこうど
noun
matchmaker, go-between
familyculture
1. matchmaker, go-between
A person who arranges marriages or acts as an intermediary between two parties at a wedding ceremony. Traditionally an important role in Japanese marriages.
仲人(なこうど)を頼(たの)む。
To ask someone to be a matchmaker.
仲人(なこうど)が二人(ふたり)を引(ひ)き合(あ)わせた。
The matchmaker introduced the two of them.
最近(さいきん)は仲人(なこうど)を立(た)てない結婚式(けっこんしき)が増(ふ)えている。
Recently, weddings without a go-between have been increasing.

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Cultural note

Traditionally, Japanese weddings required a 仲人(なこうど) couple (married pair) who would introduce the bride and groom and oversee the wedding. This role has become less common in modern Japanese weddings.

Related Words

Related: 結婚(けっこん) (marriage)
Related: 見合(みあ)い (arranged meeting)
Compare: 仲介者(ちゅうかいしゃ) (mediator)
Compare: 媒酌人(ばいしゃくにん) (matchmaker)
Compare: 媒酌(ばいしゃく) (matchmaking)
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Added 2026.3.14 13:25 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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