媒ばい酌しゃく

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媒酌する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	媒ばい酌しゃくする	媒ばい酌しゃくしない
Polite	媒ばい酌しゃくします	媒ばい酌しゃくしません
Past polite	媒ばい酌しゃくしました	媒ばい酌しゃくしませんでした
Past	媒ばい酌しゃくした	媒ばい酌しゃくしなかった
Te-form	媒ばい酌しゃくして	媒ばい酌しゃくしないで
Desire	媒ばい酌しゃくしたい	媒ばい酌しゃくしたくない
Potential	媒ばい酌しゃくできる	媒ばい酌しゃくできない
Passive	媒ばい酌しゃくされる	媒ばい酌しゃくされない
Causative	媒ばい酌しゃくさせる	媒ばい酌しゃくさせない
Causative passive	媒ばい酌しゃくさせられる	媒ばい酌しゃくさせられない
Volitional	媒ばい酌しゃくしよう
Polite volitional	媒ばい酌しゃくしましょう
Imperative	媒ばい酌しゃくしろ	媒ばい酌しゃくするな
Conditional	媒ばい酌しゃくすれば	媒ばい酌しゃくしなければ
Tara conditional	媒ばい酌しゃくしたら	媒ばい酌しゃくしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

matchmaking; acting as a go-between

Refers to the traditional role of arranging a marriage or acting as an intermediary between two parties, often in a formal or ceremonial context.

彼かれは二人ふたりの媒ばい酌しゃくを頼たのまれた。
He was asked to act as a go-between for the two.
昔むかしは媒ばい酌しゃく人にんが結けっ婚こんを取とり持もつのが一いっ般ぱん的てきだった。
In the past, it was common for a matchmaker to arrange marriages.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉に媒ばい酌しゃくを頼たのむto ask someone to act as a go-between (for a marriage)
叔父おじに媒ばい酌しゃくを頼たのんで結けっ婚こん式しきを挙あげた。
We asked my uncle to act as go-between and held the wedding.
媒ばい酌しゃくをするto act as a matchmaker or marriage go-between
先せん生せいが二人ふたりの媒ばい酌しゃくをしてくれた。
Our teacher acted as go-between for the two of them.
媒ばい酌しゃくの労ろうをとるto take on the trouble of serving as a marriage go-between
会かい社しゃの上じょう司しが媒ばい酌しゃくの労ろうをとってくれた。
My boss took on the role of go-between for our wedding.

Kanji

媒mediator, go-between
酌bar-tending, serving sake, the host
妁go-between

Related words

仲人なこうどN1
仲人 is the more common, everyday term for a matchmaker or go-between, while 媒酌 is a more formal or literary term often used in traditional contexts.

Don't confuse with

媒ばい介かい
媒酌 refers specifically to arranging or officiating a marriage, while 媒介 is a broader term for acting as an intermediary or agent (e.g., in disease transmission or communication) and is not limited to matchmaking.

Counted with

件けんN2
A single arranged instance of 媒酌 (matchmaking) is typically counted with 件, as in one case or matter handled by a go-between.

Word family

媒ばい酌しゃく人にん
matchmaker; go-between

Written forms

媒ばい酌しゃくUsage90%
Standard kanji form; the most common spelling in modern usage.
媒ばい妁しゃくUsage10%
Rare variant using 妁; learners are unlikely to encounter this form.

Etymology

Compound of 媒 (mediator, intermediary) and 酌 (to pour sake, to serve drinks), originally referring to the person who pours sake at a wedding ceremony, symbolizing the role of bringing two families together. The variant 媒妁 uses 妁 (matchmaker) for the same meaning.