Word Meaning 迎える
迎える is read as むかえる (mukaeru) and means to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family).
Meaning
English
- to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family)
- to take (e.g. a wife)
- to call for
- to summon
- to invite
- to reach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.)
- to enter (a new phase, new era, etc.)
- to approach (e.g. death)
Reading
Kana
むかえる
Romaji
mukaeru
Writing Variants
- 邀える むかえる mukaeru
Stroke Sequence
3 Characters • 10 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
10新しい年を迎える準備をしている。
あたらしいとしをむかえるじゅんびをしている。
I am getting ready to welcome the new year.
春を迎えると桜が咲く。
はるをむかえるとさくらがさく。
When spring arrives, the cherry blossoms bloom.
トムは来年100歳を迎える。
Tom will be a hundred years old next year.
父方の祖父は明日米寿を迎える。
My grandfather on my father's side is celebrating his 88th birthday tomorrow.
母方の祖父は明日還暦を迎える。
My grandfather on my mother's side is celebrating his 60th birthday tomorrow.
ボストンで迎える初めての春です。
This is my first spring in Boston.
2012年を迎える準備はできていますか？
Are you ready for the year 2012?
こんな結末を迎えるとは思いもしなかった。
I never thought it would end like this.
今回がドイツで初めて迎えるラマダンです。
This is my first Ramadan in Germany.
トムとメアリーは、まもなく結婚１３周年を迎える。
Tom and Mary will have their 13th wedding anniversary soon.