迎 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「⻌」
道4Junior high level ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「⻌」
- On
- ゲイ
- Kun
- むか(える)
- Meaning
- welcome; go to meet
Origin
辶 "to go" with 卬 "to look up to": to go out and receive someone — to welcome.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ゲイ | 迎合・歓迎・送迎 |
|---|---|
| むかえる | 迎える・出迎え |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 迎えるむかえる
to welcome; to greet
- 歓迎かんげい
a warm welcome
Example
駅で祖父を迎えた。
I met my grandfather at the station.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)