迎むかいむかいFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000Meanings1nounmeeting; greeting; welcomeRare noun form corresponding to 迎え (むかえ). Refers to the act of meeting or welcoming someone. In modern Japanese, 迎え is overwhelmingly more common; 迎い is mostly encountered in older or literary contexts.See also: 迎え古ふるい文ぶん書しょでは「迎むかい