Word Meaning 迎えに行く

むかえにいく mukaeniiku

迎えに行く is read as むかえにいく (mukaeniiku) and means to go to meet (someone).

Meaning

English

to go to meet (someone)
to go to pick up

Reading

Kana

むかえにいく

Romaji

mukaeniiku

Writing Variants

迎えにいく むかえにいく mukaeniiku

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 106372 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

迎え

むかえ

meeting

迎える

むかえる

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

迎合

げいごう

ingratiation

迎え入れる

むかえいれる

to show in

迎え人

むかえびと

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

迎合

あど

deuteragonist

迎えに来る

むかえにくる

to come to meet (someone)

連れて行く

つれていく

to take (someone; to a place)

迎え撃つ

むかえうつ

to meet (the enemy) and attack

迎撃

げいげき

intercept

迎賓館

げいひんかん

State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)

迎撃機

げいげきき

interceptor

Example Sentences

空港まで父を迎えに行く。

くうこうまでちちをむかえにいく。

I am going to the airport to pick up my father.