Word Meaning 迎えに来る

むかえにくる mukaenikuru

迎えに来る is read as むかえにくる (mukaenikuru) and means to come to meet (someone).

Meaning

English

to come to meet (someone)
to come to pick up

Reading

Kana

むかえにくる

Romaji

mukaenikuru

Writing Variants

迎えにくる むかえにくる mukaenikuru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 111384 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

来迎

らいごう

coming of Amida Buddha to welcome the spirit of the dead

御来迎

ごらいごう

Brocken spectre

来迎柱

らいごうばしら

round pillars each side of the wall behind a shumidan dais

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)

迎える

むかえる

to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family)

迎え入れる

むかえいれる

to show in

迎え

むかえ

meeting

迎合

げいごう

ingratiation

迎え人

むかえびと

person who goes to greet someone (e.g. at the airport)

迎合

あど

deuteragonist

迎えに行く

むかえにいく

to go to meet (someone)

連れて来る

つれてくる

to bring someone along

Example Sentences

駅に迎えに来るの、忘れないでね。

Don't forget to pick me up from the station.

明日６時に迎えに来るの忘れないでね。

Don't forget to pick me up at 6 o'clock tomorrow.

明日の朝迎えに来るのを忘れないでね。

Don't forget to pick me up tomorrow morning.

駅に迎えに来るはずの弟の姿が見えなかった。

My brother was supposed to pick me up at the station, but I couldn't find him.

私は飛行機に乗る前に息子に電話し、空港まで迎えに来るよう伝えた。

I phoned my son before boarding the plane, telling him to come to the airport to pick me up.