01
迎える
むかえる
to welcome; to greet
Meanings
- welcome
- meet
- greet
Readings
Onyomi
- ゲイ
Kunyomi
- むか.える
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Useful words
02
歓迎
かんげい
welcome; reception
03
送迎
そうげい
shuttle service; pick-up and drop-off
04
出迎え
でむかえ
meeting; greeting (someone's arrival)
05
迎えに来る
むかえにくる
to come to pick up (someone)
06
歓迎会
かんげいかい
welcome party
Compare Kanji
01招Meaning88%beckon, invite招 invites someone in, very close to welcoming with 迎.02送Pair86%escort, send送 sends someone off; 迎 receives them on arrival.03来Meaning80%come, due来 gives the coming movement assumed in 迎.04待Meaning76%wait, depend on待 often comes before meeting or welcoming with 迎.05近Meaning72%near, early近 fits the approach toward the person being 迎.06返Component66%return, answer返 shares the road side, keeping 迎 in a movement family.