noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
mediation; intermediary; acting as a medium
General term for serving as a medium or intermediary between parties, substances, or concepts. Often used in business, communication, and science.
彼は両者の間を媒介して契約をまとめた。
He mediated between the two parties and finalized the contract.
水は熱を媒介する。
Water acts as a medium for heat.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
transmission; carrying (germs, diseases)
Specifically used for the transmission or carrying of pathogens, diseases, or vectors. Common in medical and biological contexts.
蚊がマラリアを媒介する。
Mosquitoes transmit malaria.
noun
Philosophical term, specifically in Hegelian dialectics, referring to the process of mediation between opposing concepts.
ヘーゲル哲学では、媒介は弁証法の重要な概念だ。
In Hegelian philosophy, mediation is an important concept of dialectics.