Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 迎


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Meaning

greet, welcome, meet, invite

Pronunciation

GEI
mukaeru

Explanation

Left: movement , right: ([at the left] an odd person bowing down deeply [at the right])

Mnemonic

The movement of an odd person bowing down deeply is a: Greeting.

Radicals

movement(The radical shinnyuu stands for movement and thus has the same meaning as the very similar radical ennyou )
bowing person
bending person(This radical is typically described as "seal". However for the mnemonics the meaning "bending person" appears to be better.)
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Vocabulary

出迎え でむかえ meeting, reception
出迎える でむかえる to meet, to greet
歓迎 かんげい welcome, reception
迎え むかえ meeting/person sent to pick up an arrival
迎える むかえる to go out to meet

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