Kanji
迎
N3
7 strokes
Grade 8
freq #625
welcome, meet, greet
On'yomi (音読み)
ゲイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
むか.える
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
歓迎
かんげい
welcome; (warm) reception
迎賓館
げいひんかん
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house
迎撃
げいげき
intercept; interception
送迎
そうげい
seeing off and meeting on return
迎合
げいごう
ingratiation; pandering
来迎
らいごう
coming of Amida Buddha to welcome the spirit of the dead
大歓迎
だいかんげい
big welcome; welcoming greatly
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
迎え
むかえ
meeting; greeting
出迎える
でむかえる
to meet; to greet
出迎え
でむかえ
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting
迎える
むかえる
to go out to meet; to receive
迎え撃つ
むかえうつ
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy)
迎え入れる
むかえいれる
to show in; to usher in
送り迎え
おくりむかえ
seeing someone off and later welcoming them back; taking someone to and fro
Example sentences
彼（かれ）は歓迎（かんげい）の言葉（ことば）に答（こた）えた。
He responded to a speech of welcome.
彼（かれ）は我々（われわれ）に歓迎（かんげい）の挨拶（あいさつ）をした。
He bade us welcome.
迎（むか）えの車（くるま）を待（ま）っています。
I'm being picked up.
イサオ、あなたをお迎（むか）えできて本当（ほんとう）にうれしいです。
It's really nice having you here, Isao.