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
- 歓迎かんげいwelcome, (warm) reception
- 迎えむかえmeeting, greeting, welcome
- 迎撃げいげきintercept, interception, counter-attack
- 送迎そうげいseeing off and meeting on return
- 迎えるむかえるto go out to meet, to receive, to welcome
- 迎賓館げいひんかんreception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries), guest house, State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
- 出迎えでむかえmeeting, reception
- 出迎えるでむかえるto meet, to greet
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