調停

• 読み: ちょうてい
• ローマ字: choutei
• 漢字の分解: 調 (chou) — arrange, adjust, investigate; 停 (tei) — stop, halt, settle
• 発音: /t͡ɕoː.teː/

意味

Arbitration; conciliation; mediation. A formal process of resolving disputes through a neutral third party.

A noun and suru-verb primarily used in legal and institutional dispute resolution. In Japanese law, 調停 specifically refers to a court-supervised mediation process (家事調停, family mediation; 民事調停, civil mediation) where a third party helps the parties reach a voluntary agreement. Distinguished from 仲裁 (chuusai, arbitration) in that 調停 typically results in a voluntary agreement rather than a binding ruling. Common patterns include 調停を申し立てる (to file for mediation) and 調停委員 (mediation committee member).

例文

1. 離婚の条件について家庭裁判所で調停を行った。
2. 近隣トラブルの解決に調停委員が関わった。
3. 両国間の紛争は国際的な調停で解決された。

使い方ガイド

場面: legal, international relations, dispute resolution

トーン: formal

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 調 (chou, arrange/adjust/investigate) + 停 (tei, stop/halt/settle). Literally 'to arrange a settlement' — bringing conflicting parties to a point where the dispute stops.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Professional