出迎え|でむかえdemukae[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounmeeting; reception
   出迎でむかえにきてくださってありがとう。↗

   Thank you for coming to meet me.

• Synonym迎えむかえNeutralBroader than 「出迎え」: covers meeting someone in general and also the person or vehicle that comes to pick you up; 「出迎え」 stresses going out to meet.
• Synonymお迎えおむかえNeutralPolite form of 「迎え」, e.g. picking a child up at kindergarten; also a euphemism for the approach of death.
• Related歓迎かんげいNeutralA warm welcome, focused on the attitude of receiving someone gladly, as in 「歓迎会」; does not necessarily mean going out to meet.
• Related迎賓げいひんWrittenWritten/formal prose: welcoming distinguished guests, as in 「迎賓館」; used for state visitors and other official occasions.
• Antonym見送りみおくりNeutralSeeing someone off; the opposite of 「出迎え」.

Use 「出迎え」 for going out to the station or front door to meet someone. 「迎え」 is the broader word, 「お迎え」 its polite form, 「歓迎」 a warm welcome, and 「迎賓」 formal welcoming of VIPs; 「見送り」 is the opposite, seeing someone off.

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1. 外そとまで出でて出迎でむかえること。また、その人ひと。