Memory phrase for the Kanji: 迎


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Meaning greet, welcome, meet, invite

Pronunciation

GEI
mukaeru

Explanation

Left: movement , right: ([at the left] an odd person bowing down deeply [at the right])

Mnemonic


 
The movement of an odd person bowing down deeply is a: Greeting.

Radicals

movementThe radical shinnyuu stands for movement and thus has the same meaning as the very similar radical ennyou
bowing personOn the left is a side view of a person with the head bowed to the right. On the right it is bowed much deeper , when: bowing.
bending personThis radical is typically described as "seal". However for the mnemonics the meaning "bending person" appears to be better.
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 Vocabulary

歓迎宴 かんげいえん  welcome party​
出迎え でむかえ  meeting, reception
出迎える でむかえる  to meet, to greet
歓迎 かんげい  welcome, reception
迎え むかえ  meeting, person sent to pick up an arrival
迎える むかえる  to go out to meet

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