welcome, meet, greet
On'yomi (音読み)
- ゲイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- むか.える
About this kanji
The kanji 「迎」 has the primary meanings of welcome, meet, and greet. It is often used in both noun and verb forms, most commonly as a verb meaning 'to go out to meet' (迎える, むかえる). You might encounter it in words like 歓迎 (かんげい), which means 'welcome,' and 迎え (むかえ), which refers to a meeting or someone being met. Another common compound is 送迎 (そうげい), meaning 'seeing off and picking up.' A useful note is that you can use this kanji anytime you talk about meeting someone or welcoming guests.
Example sentences
友達を空港で迎えに行く。
I will go to pick up my friend at the airport.
Meanings across languages
- English
- welcome, meet, greet
- Tiếng Việt
- chào mừng, gặp, greet
- 日本語
- むかえる, あう, あいさつ
- 한국어
- 환영하다, 만나다, 인사하다
- 中文
- 迎接, 见面, 问候
- id
- selamat datang
- th
- ยินดีต้อนรับ
- es
- bienvenido
- fr
- bienvenue
- de
- Willkommen
- pt
- bem-vindo
Common compounds
- 歓迎welcome, (warm) reception
- 迎えmeeting, greeting, welcome
- 迎撃intercept, interception, counter-attack
- 送迎seeing off and meeting on return
- 迎えるto go out to meet, to receive, to welcome
- 迎賓館reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries), guest house, State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
- 出迎えmeeting, reception
- 出迎えるto meet, to greet
Words using this kanji
Want to actually learn this kanji?
The dictionary is one view. The Kanji 360 app wraps every character with mnemonic images, audio readings, stroke-order animation, story context, and SRS scheduling — free to start on iPhone, iPad, and Android.