Vocab Info

N4 る-verb, Transitive 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.)

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    1. る-verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      to go out to meet, to receive, to welcome, to greet, to salute, to hail

    2. る-verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      to call for, to summon, to invite

    3. る-verb, Transitive verb

      3.

      to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family), to take (e.g. a wife)

    4. る-verb, Transitive verb

      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)

    All Forms

    迎える 【むかえる】邀える 【むかえる】

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • General Top 800

    Examples

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      (きゃく)(むか)える

      Welcoming the guests.

      • N4

      80(はちじゅっ)(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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