Meanings

1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail
2. ichidan verb, transitive verbto call for; to summon; to invite
3. ichidan verb, transitive verbto accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
4. ichidan verb, transitive verbto reach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.); to enter (a new phase, new era, etc.); to approach (e.g. death)

Examples

• 村民総出で彼を迎えた。

  The whole village came out to welcome him.

• 彼女は客を心から迎えた。

  She gave her guests a hearty reception.

• 彼らは暖かく迎えられた。

  They got a warm reception.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 迎える

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