6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N3

welcome, meet, greet

Kun'yomi
  • to go out to meet ②to call for ③to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family) ④to reach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.)
On'yomi
  • ゲイ
Nanori
  • むかえ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

むかえる 72.4%
ゲイ 27.6%

Character Breakdown

welcome, meet, greet
むか.える ゲイ むかえ (7th, N3)
lofty, high, raise
キョウ ゴウ のぞ.む
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

to go out to meet ②to call for ③to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family) ④to reach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.)
receiving ②final call
to meet (the enemy) and attack
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References

Unicode hex code 8FCE
JIS X 0208 1-23-62
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4669
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6019
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3059
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3796
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1939
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2632
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1702
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 726
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 746
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1062
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 38748P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1207
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1055
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1098
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 949
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1145
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1133
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 680
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1717
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2q4.4
Four corner code 3730.2
De Roo Code 2644