Vocab Info

N4 る-Verb

(むか)える

to go out to meet, to receive, to welcome, to greet, to salute, to hail, to reach, to approach, to enter (a phase, era, etc.), to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family), to call for, to summon, to invite, to approach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.)

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • General Top 800

    • Word Type

      る-Verb

    • 単語の書類

      一段動詞

    Examples

    • (きゃく)(むか)える

      Welcoming the guests.

      • N4
    • 80(さい)誕生(たんじょう)()(むか)える

      He will celebrate his 80th birthday.

      • N4
    • (あに)(むか)大学(だいがく)まで()きました。

      I went to the college to pick up my brother.

      • N4
    • 医者(いしゃ)彼女(かのじょ)はもうすぐで()(むか)えるだろう。」

      Doctor: 'It seems that she will meet her death shortly.'

      • N3
    • 映画(えいが)がクライマックスを(むか)えた瞬間(しゅんかん)停電(ていでん)()きました。

      Just as the film reached its climax, a power outage occurred.

      • N3
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