Vocab Info

N4 Ichidan 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.)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      1.

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

    2. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      to call for, to summon, to invite

    3. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      3.

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

    4. Ichidan 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】

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    Details

    • Pitch Accent

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    Examples

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      (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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