Keyword
welcome
Info
FrequencyTop 600-700
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig1837
Readings
むか
(75%)
げい
(24%)
Composed of
spoon
crooked seal
road
Used in vocabulary (71 in total)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
welcome; reception
to meet; to greet
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to go to meet somebody
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to show in; to usher in
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
meeting; greeting; welcome
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
meeting; reception
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
seeing off and meeting on return
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
meeting; greeting; welcome
to peak (at a given time or given group); to approach the peak; to come to a peak
to approach the finale; to come to a close
interceptor missile
shuttle bus; pickup bus; courtesy bus; hotel bus; bus service connecting a station, airport, etc. to a hotel or tourist attraction
welcoming honored guests (esp. from overseas)
welcoming fire for returning spirits (on the first night of the Bon festival)
hair of the dog; morning drink to get rid of a hangover
courtesy car (e.g. at a hotel)
to cater to another's wish; to accommodate; to be agreeable
interceptor; interceptor aircraft
the coming of Amida Buddha to welcome the spirits of the dead
party to welcome (e.g. new employees) and send off (e.g. retiring employees)
New Year's greetings
taxi en route to a customer
rite welcoming back the gods from Izumo Shrine (on the last day of the tenth lunar month)
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
warm reception; cordial welcome; warm greeting
welcoming reception
Brocken spectre; Brocken bow
angle of attack
person who goes to greet someone (e.g. at the airport)
welcome and sending off party
observation deck (e.g. at an airport)
welcoming the spirits of the dead
warm reception; cordial welcome; warm greeting
ingratiation; sycophancy
round pillars each side of the wall behind a shumidan dais
morning drink to get rid of a hangover
to approach the finale; to come to a close
deuteragonist; secondary or supporting actor in a noh or kyogen play (possibly multiple actors)
ingratiation; sycophancy
ingratiation; sycophancy
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
Japanese hymn praising the coming of the Buddha (thought to be written by Minamoto No Makoto)
sticking out one's tongue when putting food in one's mouth
Examples (155 in total)
The summer was coming to an end.
He ran off to meet his teacher.
They greeted me with a smile.