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むかえる

rarely used kanji formIchidan verbverb (generic)transitive verb

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Meanings

  • to go out to meet, to receive, to welcome, to greet, to salute, to hail
  • to call for, to summon, to invite
  • to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family), to take (e.g. a wife)
  • 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)

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Example sentences

ちち空港くうこうわたしむかえてくれた。

My father came to meet me at the airport.

あたらしいとし家族かぞくむかえたい

I want to welcome the new year with my family.

彼女かのじょ笑顔えがおでおきゃくさんをむかえる

She greets customers with a smile.

チームはあたらしいメンバーをむかえることになった。

The team has decided to accept a new member.

祖父そふしずかに人生じんせいわりをむかえた

My grandfather quietly approached the end of his life.