This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ゲイ、むか.える
Romaji: gei, muka.eru
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: むかえ
Romaji: mukae
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

welcome, meet, greet

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  162
Frequency:  625
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  3-3-4
Korean Reading:  yeong
Chinese Reading:  ying2
Unicode:  8fce
JIS:  375E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3059
Nelson Index: 4669
New Nelson Index: 6019
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2q4.4
Four Corner Index: 3730.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 1207
Gakken Index: 726
Japanese Names Index: 746
Daikanwanjiten Index: 38748P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0005
Remembering the kanji Index: 1702
Kanji Flashcards Index: 949
Kodansha Compact Index: 680
Kanji in Context Index: 1133
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1939
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2632
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1717
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1837
Essential Kanji Index: 1062
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3796
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2644
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1145

Words

迎える (むかえる)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail; to reach; to approach; to enter (a phase, era, etc.); to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon; to invite; to approach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.)
歓迎 (かんげい)
welcome; reception
迎え入れる (むかえいれる)
to show in; to usher in
出迎える (でむかえる)
to meet; to greet
迎合 (あど、アド)
deuteragonist; secondary or supporting actor in a noh or kyogen play (possibly multiple actors)
迎撃 (げいげき)
intercept; interception; counter attack
送迎 (そうげい)
seeing off and meeting on return
迎え撃つ (むかえうつ)
to ambush; to attack; to assault; to meet the enemy
迎賓館 (げいひんかん)
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
迎合 (げいごう)
ingratiation; going along with somebody's views; adjusting oneself (to something, to somebody); flattery
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