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中継ぎ人 (なかつぎにん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

中なか継つぎ人にん

Meanings

1

noun

agent; intermediary

A person who acts as a go-between or intermediary in transactions, negotiations, or communication.

貿ぼう易えきの中なか継つぎ人にんとして、彼かれは多おおくの契けい約やくをまとめた。
As a trade intermediary, he brokered many contracts.
交こう渉しょうでは中なか継つぎ人にんを立たてることにした。
We decided to use an agent for the negotiations.

Written forms

中なか継つぎ人にん
Standard kanji spelling.
仲なか継つぎ人にん
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; 仲 is not standard for this word.

Kanji

中in, inside, middle
継

inherit, succeed, continue

人person

仲go-between, relationship

Similar words

仲ちゅう介かい人にん
仲介人 is a more common word for intermediary or mediator, while 中継ぎ人 is less frequent and may carry a nuance of relaying or passing on.
代だい理り人にん
代理人 specifically refers to a legal or formal representative, whereas 中継ぎ人 is a broader term for any go-between.

Etymology

Compound of 中継ぎ (relaying, intermediation) and 人 (person). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word transparently means 'person who relays or acts as an intermediary'.