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Kotomora

迎

welcome, meet, greet

JLPTN3StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 1,000Strokes7

Readings

On'yomi

  • ゲイ

Kun'yomi

  • むか.える

Nanori

  • むかえ

Meaning

迎 centers on receiving someone who is arriving: welcoming, meeting, or greeting them as they come.

Most common words using 迎

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  • 迎えるむかえる
    N5

    to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail

  • 歓迎かんげい
    N3

    welcome; (warm) reception

  • お迎えおむかえ

    receiving; welcoming; going to meet; person sent to meet or pick up someone

  • 出迎えでむかえ
    N3

    meeting; reception

  • 送迎そうげい

    seeing off and meeting on return

  • 迎撃げいげき

    intercept; interception; counter-attack

  • 迎え撃つむかえうつ

    to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept

  • 迎えむかえ
    N3

    meeting; greeting; welcome

  • 送り迎えおくりむかえ

    seeing someone off and later welcoming them back; taking someone to and fro

  • 迎え入れるむかえいれる

    to show in; to usher in

  • 迎合げいごう

    ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)

  • 迎合あど

    deuteragonist; secondary actor

  • 出迎えるでむかえる
    N3

    to meet; to greet

  • 迎賓館げいひんかん

    reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house

  • 迎春げいしゅん

    New Year's greetings

  • 来迎らいごう

    coming of Amida Buddha to welcome the spirit of the dead

  • 迎いむかい

    meeting; greeting; welcome

  • 大歓迎だいかんげい

    big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome

  • 歓迎会かんげいかい
    N3

    welcome party

  • ピークを迎えるピークをむかえる

    to peak (at a given time or given group); to approach the peak; to come to a peak

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Etymology

迎 combines 辶 (movement) with 卬, which likely contributes the sound and originally depicted a person facing upward or meeting. Together they suggest moving to meet someone.

Meaning mnemonic

The movement radical 辶 wraps around 卬, like going out to meet someone. Picture walking forward to welcome a guest with open arms.

Reading mnemonic

For ゲイ, imagine a welcoming gate where you greet guests: gate -> ゲイ, and you meet them at the entrance.