What is the Kanji for "Welcome"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Welcome", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Welcome" is "迎".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Muka".

Its onyomi reading is "Gei".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "⻌" means "Walk" . And The component "卬" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "迎" mean in japanese?

"迎" means "Welcome".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N3 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

迎える: "Meet" or "Welcome". The Japanese verb '迎える (むかえる)' has two main meanings. The first meaning is 'to meet' or 'to receive' someone, as in going to a place to welcome or pick up a person. For example: I will go meet him at the station - (彼を駅で迎えに行きます). The second meaning is 'to welcome' or 'to receive' someone, often in a formal or ceremonial way. For example: We welcomed the guests with a ceremony - (私たちはゲストをセレモニーで迎えました).

歓迎: "Welcome". The Japanese verbal noun '歓迎 (かんげい)' means 'welcome'. It expresses the act of warmly receiving, greeting or entertaining someone, especially a guest or visitor. This word can be used in various contexts such as welcoming a new employee, greeting visitors, or expressing hospitality. For example: We welcome you to our company - (私たちは、あなたを私たちの会社に歓迎します). Please feel welcome in our home - (私たちの家に歓迎されてください).

出迎え: "Welcome". The noun '出迎え (でむかえ)' means 'welcome'. It refers to the act of greeting and receiving someone, especially an important guest or visitor. This could involve going to meet them at the airport, station, or other location and escorting them to their destination. For example: We went to the airport to welcome our foreign guests - (私たちは外国からの客人を出迎えるために空港に行きました)。

迎え: "Welcome" or "Reception". The Japanese noun '迎え (むかえ)' can mean 'welcome' or 'reception'. It refers to the act of greeting and receiving someone, especially when they arrive at a location. This word is commonly used in phrases like '客を迎える (kyaku o mukae ru)' which means 'to welcome a guest'. It can also refer to the place or person responsible for welcoming and receiving visitors. For example: The hotel staff welcomed the guests at the reception - (ホテルのスタッフが玄関で客人を迎えた). She waited at the gate to welcome her friend - (友人を迎えるために門で待っていた).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "げ" is read as "ge". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "む" is read as "mu". And The hiragana "か" is read as "ka".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.