迎 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「⻌」
道4Junior high level ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「⻌」
- On
- ゲイげい · gei
- Kun
- むか(える)muka(eru)
- Meaning
- welcome; go to meet
Stroke order
Origin
辶 "to go" with 卬 "to look up to": to go out and receive someone — to welcome.
Readings and examples
| Onゲイげいgei | 迎合げいごう歓迎かんげい送迎そうげい |
|---|---|
| Kunむかえるmukaeru | 迎えるむかえる出迎えでむかえ |
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.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)