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迎える

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

迎える — “to welcome, to greet, to go to meet”

迎える (read むかえる) means to welcome, to greet, to go to meet. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a verb.

Reading

むかえる

Meaning

to welcome, to greet, to go to meet

迎える in a sentence

空港くうこうに友達ともだちを迎えむかえに行きいきます。

I'm going to the airport to meet my friend.

The kanji in 迎える

迎to welcome, go to meet

Words that share a kanji with 迎える

歓迎かんげい— welcome, reception
迎えむかえ— welcome; person who comes to meet someone
出迎えるでむかえる— to go out to meet, to greet, to receive (a guest)
出迎えでむかえ— meeting (someone on arrival), greeting, reception

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