迎: Welcome; Meet; GreetKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it

Words that use the on'yomi (ゲイ)

• 歓迎かんげいwelcome; reception
• 迎賓館げいひんかんreception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house
• 迎撃げいげきintercept; interception
• 送迎そうげいseeing off and meeting on return
• 迎合げいごうingratiation; pandering
• 大歓迎だいかんげいwarm welcome
• 奉迎ほうげいwelcome
• 奉迎門ほうげいもんwelcome arch
• 弾道弾迎撃ミサイルだんどうだんげいげきミサイルanti-ballistic missile; ABM
• 弾道弾迎撃ミサイル制限条約だんどうだんげいげきミサイルせいげんじょうやくantiballistic missile treaty
• 新入生歓迎会しんにゅうせいかんげいかいwelcome party for new students
• 暖かい歓迎あたたかいかんげいwarm reception; cordial welcome
• 歓迎会かんげいかいwelcome party
• 歓迎宴かんげいえんwelcome party
• 歓送迎会かんそうげいかいparty to welcome (e.g. new employees) and send off (e.g. retiring employees)
• 温かい歓迎あたたかいかんげいwarm reception; cordial welcome
• 盛んな歓迎さかんなかんげいcordial reception
• 迎恩げいおんwelcoming reception
• 迎撃ミサイルげいげきミサイルinterceptor missile
• 迎撃機げいげききinterceptor; interceptor aircraft
• 迎春げいしゅんNew Year's greetings
• 迎賓げいひんwelcoming honored guests (esp. from overseas)

Words that use a kun'yomi

• 迎えむかえmeeting; greeting
• 出迎えるでむかえるto meet; to greet
• 出迎えでむかえmeeting; reception
• 迎えるむかえるto go out to meet
• 迎え入れるむかえいれるto show in; to usher in
• 迎え撃つむかえうつto meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy)
• 送り迎えおくりむかえseeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
• お迎えおむかえreceiving; welcoming
• よいお年をお迎えくださいよいおとしをおむかえくださいhave a happy New Year
• よいお年をお迎え下さいよいおとしをおむかえくださいhave a happy New Year
• よい年をお迎えくださいよいとしをおむかえくださいhave a happy New Year
• よい年をお迎え下さいよいとしをおむかえくださいhave a happy New Year
• ピークを迎えるピークをむかえるto peak (at a given time or given group); to approach the peak
• 呼び迎えるよびむかえるto send for
• 大詰めを迎えるおおづめをむかえるto approach the finale; to come to a close
• 御迎えおむかえreceiving; welcoming
• 意を迎えるいをむかえるto cater to another's wish; to accommodate
• 死を迎えるしをむかえるto approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
• 神迎えかみむかえrite welcoming back the gods from Izumo Shrine (on the last day of the tenth lunar month)
• 良いお年をお迎えくださいよいおとしをおむかえくださいhave a happy New Year
• 良いお年をお迎え下さいよいおとしをおむかえくださいhave a happy New Year
• 良い年をお迎えくださいよいとしをおむかえくださいhave a happy New Year
• 良い年をお迎え下さいよいとしをおむかえくださいhave a happy New Year
• 迎いむかいmeeting; greeting
• 迎い酒むかいざけmorning drink to get rid of a hangover
• 迎えにくるむかえにくるto call for somebody; to come for someone
• 迎えに来るむかえにくるto call for somebody; to come for someone
• 迎えに行くむかえにいくto go to meet somebody
• 迎え人むかえびとperson who goes to greet someone (e.g. at the airport)
• 迎え火むかえびwelcoming fire for returning spirits (on the first night of the Bon festival)
• 迎え舌むかえしたsticking out one's tongue when putting food in one's mouth
• 迎え角むかえかくangle of attack
• 迎え酒むかえざけhair of the dog; morning drink to get rid of a hangover

Other readings

• 来迎らいごうthe coming of Amida Buddha to welcome the spirits of the dead
• 大詰を迎えるおおづめをむかえるto approach the finale; to come to a close
• 御来迎ごらいごうBrocken spectre; Brocken bow
• 来迎和讃らいごうわさんJapanese hymn praising the coming of the Buddha (thought to be written by Minamoto No Makoto)
• 来迎柱らいごうばしらround pillars each side of the wall behind a shumidan dais

Showing the 60 most common of 70 words. See them all in the graph.

Kanji that often appear with 迎

• 歓
• 年
• 送
• 撃
• 来
• 合
• 下
• 会
• 良
• 大
• 賓