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    3. 迎える

    迎える

    迎むかえ​る​

    to go out to meet

    N4KMT8News #24+1CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab10 strokes

    邀える

    むかえる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to go out to meet, to receive, to welcome, to greet, to salute, to hail
    2.
    to call for, to summon, to invite
    3.
    to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family), to take (e.g. a wife)
    4.
    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)

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    友とも達だちを駅えきに迎むかえに行いく。

    I'm going to the station to pick up my friend.

    KMT6Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    新あたらしい年としを家か族ぞくみんなで迎むかえる。

    We welcome the New Year with the whole family.

    KMT8Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    お客きゃく様さまを笑え顔がおで迎むかえるのが、この店みせのモットーです。

    Welcoming customers with a smile is this shop's motto.

    KMT8Daily LifeBusiness & Finance
    彼かの女じょは来らい月げつ、30歳さんじゅっさいの誕たん生じょう日びを迎むかえる。

    She will celebrate her 30th birthday next month.

    KMT8Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    彼かれは困こん難なんな状じょう況きょうを冷れい静せいに迎むかえ、最さい善ぜんの解かい決けつ策さくを探さがした。

    He calmly faced the difficult situation and sought the best solution.

    KMT9Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    迎
    むか.える…(2)
    welcome・meet・greet
    Kanji
    え
    e
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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