Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to meet (the enemy) and attack, to engage (the approaching enemy), to confront, to intercept.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
迎え撃つ むかえうつ
 
 
邀え撃つ むかえうつ
 
 
迎え討つ むかえうつ
 
 
 
迎えうつ むかえうつ
 
 
迎え打つ むかえうつ
 
迎撃つ むかえうつ

Contained Kanji 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)
beat, attack, defeat
ゲキ う.つ (7th, N1)
fishing pole, fishing rod
car
シャ くるま くら (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る コウ わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ また ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
hand
て シュ ズ (1st, N4)