迎
welcome, meet, greet
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
20 of 63- 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
Study
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.