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仲に入る (なかにはいる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

仲なかに入はいる

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-ru)

act as an intermediary; mediate; step in between

Used when someone intervenes in a dispute, negotiation, or relationship to help both sides reach an understanding.

二人ふたりの喧けん嘩かに仲なかに入はいって、話はなし合あいを促うながした。
I stepped in between the two who were fighting and encouraged them to talk it out.

取とり引ひき先さきとの交こう渉しょうで、彼かれが仲なかに入はいってくれた。

He acted as an intermediary in the negotiations with the client.

Written forms

仲なかに入はいる
Standard kanji spelling for the phrase.
なかに入はいる
Kana spelling is sometimes used, especially in casual writing or when avoiding kanji.

Kanji

仲go-between, relationship
入enter, insert

Similar words

仲ちゅう裁さいする
仲裁する is more formal and often used for official mediation or arbitration, while 仲に入る is a casual, everyday expression for stepping in to help.
間あいだに入はいる
間に入る can also mean 'to get between' physically or figuratively, but 仲に入る specifically implies mediating between people.

Etymology

Compound of 仲 (naka, 'relationship, between people') + に (ni, particle) + 入る (hairu, 'enter'). Literally 'to enter into the relationship', it naturally extended to mean acting as a go-between.