# 迎 — welcome; greet

迎 means “welcome; greet”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: ゲイ (gei). Kun'yomi: むか(える) (mukaeru). You'll see it in words such as 迎え (mukae, “meeting; greeting”).

- Meaning: welcome; greet
- On'yomi: ゲイ (gei)
- Kun'yomi: むか(える) (mukaeru)
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Moving 1

## How to remember 迎

Parts: 卩 kneeling person · 辶 road

## Words with 迎

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 迎え | むかえ (mukae) | meeting; greeting |
| 迎える | むかえる (mukaeru) | to go out to meet; to receive |

## More in the “Moving 1” set

[飛](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/fly/) · [座](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sit/) · [降](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/descend/) · [迎](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/welcome/) · [寄](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/drop-by/) · [停](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/halt/) · [散](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/scatter/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/welcome/. Last updated 2026-11-01.