迎 means “welcome, meet”
むかえる · mukaeru
Also: greet
- Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
- むかえる
- On'yomi (Chinese reading)
- ゲイ
JLPT N3 · Taught in secondary school · 7 strokes
The story
On the road (辶), someone looks up (卬) as the traveler arrives: welcome. お迎え is the pickup at the nursery gate, and a hotel's 送迎バス is the shuttle that sees you off and meets you back.
Used in 迎える (mukaeru, to welcome), お迎え (omukae, picking someone up), and 歓迎 (kangei, welcome)
More from Manners & Welcome
- 寄 drop by
- 頼 request
- 招 invite
- 御 honorable
- 礼 courtesy
- 頂 receive (humble)
- 式 ceremony
- 供 offer
- 訪 visit
- 助 help
- 申 say (humble)
- 様 honorific
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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.