greet, meet, welcome

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ゲイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

むか.える

Nanori (名乗り)

むかえ

Stroke Order

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Information

Grade:8
Strokes:7
JLPT:3
Frequency:625

Vocabulary

ゲイ

WordReadingMeaning
カンゲイwelcome; (warm) reception
ゲイゲキintercept; interception; counter-attack
ゲイヒンカンreception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
ソウゲイseeing off and meeting on return
ゲイゴウingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)

Other

WordReadingMeaning
むかえmeeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
むかえるto go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail; to call for; to summon; to invite; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife); to reach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.); to enter (a new phase, new era, etc.); to approach (e.g. death)
でむかえmeeting; reception
でむかえるto meet; to greet
むかえうつto meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept