nice to meet you; pleased to make your acquaintance
A very formal, humble greeting used when meeting someone for the first time. It is a set phrase that literally means 'this is the first time I am meeting you' and is more polite than 初めまして.
It is a pleasure to meet you. My name is Tanaka.
Standard kanji spelling for this set phrase.
Rarely used kanji form with 掛かる instead of かかる.
A humble set phrase composed of お初 (first time), に (particle), お目にかかる (humble form of 会う, to meet). The expression literally means 'this is the first time I am meeting you'.