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Kanji 迎: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 迎: welcome, meet, greet

Key takeaways

Kanji 迎: welcome, meet, greet. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

welcomemeetgreet

On reading

ゲイ

Kun reading

むか.える

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 迎

welcome, meet, greet

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

卬 + ⻌

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This kanji depicts the act of walking (⻌) out and looking up (卬) or ahead to see if someone is arriving. Think of going out to the road to meet and welcome a guest.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ゲイ
  • 歓迎かんげい

    welcome / reception

Kun reading

むか.える
  • 出迎えるでむかえる

    to meet / to greet someone

  • 迎えるむかえる

    to go out to meet / welcome / greet

Commonly used words

  • 歓迎
    かんげい

    welcome / reception

  • 出迎える
    でむかえる

    to meet / to greet someone

  • 迎える
    むかえる

    to go out to meet / welcome / greet

Example sentences

Example 1

空港で友だちの出えをした。

Translation

I met my friend at the airport.

Example 2

先生が駅で生徒を出えた。

Translation

The teacher greeted the students at the station.

Example 3

駅で友達を出えた。

Translation

I greeted my friend at the station.

Example 4

空港まで両親を出えに行く。

Translation

I'm going to the airport to meet my parents.

Kanji 迎: welcome, meet, greet | Daily Nihongo