Japanese symbol for “matchmaking”
媒酌
ばいしゃく
Romaji: baishaku
matchmaking; acting as a go-between
In Japanese, matchmaking is 媒酌, read ばいしゃく (baishaku).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs matchmaking; acting as a go-between
Written forms: 媒酌、媒妁. Readings: ばいしゃく.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 媒体 | ばいたい baitai | medium; media |
| 媒介 | ばいかい baikai | mediation; agency; serving as a medium |
| 触媒 | しょくばい shokubai | catalyst |
| 冷媒 | れいばい reibai | refrigerant; coolant |
| 溶媒 | ようばい youbai | solvent |
| 晩酌 | ばんしゃく banshaku | drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink |
| 酌量 | しゃくりょう shakuryou | taking into consideration; making allowances |
| 斟酌 | しんしゃく shinshaku | taking into consideration; making allowances (for) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “matchmaking”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.