迎
迎·welcome, go to meet
- On-yomi
- ゲイ
- Kun-yomi
- むかえる
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 迎える | むかえる | to welcome, to greet, to go and meet |
| 歓迎 | かんげい | welcome, warm reception |
| 迎えに行く | むかえにいく | to go pick someone up |
| 送迎 | そうげい | pick-up and drop-off |
Example sentences
駅まで友だちを迎えに行きます。
えきまでともだちをむかえにいきます。
I'm going to the station to pick up my friend.
新しい社員を歓迎する会がありました。
あたらしいしゃいんをかんげいするかいがありました。
There was a party to welcome the new employees.
来月、五十歳の誕生日を迎えます。
らいげつ、ごじゅっさいのたんじょうびをむかえます。
Next month I turn fifty.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 歓迎 as *かんむかえ instead of かんげい
- Using 迎える when you simply meet someone by chance — that is 会う; 迎える is going out to receive them
Memory aid
Picture it
The road radical 辶 with a figure bowing — you travel out along the road to bow someone in.
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