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ウェルカム (うぇるかむ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ウェルカム

also: うえるかむ

うぇ

る

か

む

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

welcome; welcoming

Katakana noun used for a welcome or welcoming gesture, especially in compounds and signage such as ウェルカムボード and ウェルカムドリンク.

入いり口ぐちにウェルカムボードが置おかれていた。
A welcome board had been placed at the entrance.
ホテルでウェルカムドリンクを受うけ取とった。
I received a welcome drink at the hotel.

Written forms

ウェルカムUsage67%
Standard small-ェ katakana spelling; this form is high priority.
ウエルカムUsage33%
Variant spelling with full-size エ, also attested; ウェルカム is the more standard-looking modern spelling.

Similar words

歓かん迎げい
The standard Japanese noun and suru-verb for welcoming someone; more broadly usable and less loanword-like than ウェルカム.
ようこそ
A set expression meaning 'welcome' said directly to visitors or guests; ウェルカム is more often a noun or compound element.

Etymology

Written in katakana; no language-of-origin information is specified, so the exact borrowing history is not specified here.