歓迎|かんげいkangei[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbwelcome; (warm) reception
   あなたはうちのクラスで歓迎かんげいされています。↗

   You are welcomed in our class.

• Related接待せったいNeutralEntertaining clients, especially in business settings; 「歓迎」 focuses on gladly welcoming someone.
• Related出迎えでむかえNeutralGoing out to meet or greet someone arriving, e.g. at a station or door. 「歓迎」 stresses the welcoming attitude rather than the act of meeting.
• RelatedもてなすNeutralTreating or entertaining guests, typically with food, drink and attentive service; focuses on hospitality rather than the glad welcome of 「歓迎」.
• Related受け入れうけいれNeutralAccepting or taking in people or opinions, as in 「留学生の受け入れ」. Unlike 「歓迎」, it does not inherently express enthusiasm.
• RelatedもてなしNeutralA noun for hospitality or entertaining guests, as in 「おもてなしの心」; focuses on the hospitality rather than the welcome expressed by 「歓迎」.
• Related待遇たいぐうNeutralHow people are treated, or pay and benefits. It only overlaps with 「歓迎」 in the sense of receiving guests.
• Related応対おうたいNeutralDealing with visitors or calls by answering and responding; focuses on the verbal exchange rather than the glad welcome of 「歓迎」.
• Related受容じゅようWrittenUsed in written/formal prose for accepting ideas or cultures; focuses on acceptance rather than a warm welcome.
• Related優待ゆうたいNeutralPreferential treatment or benefits, as in 「株主優待」; emphasizes special treatment, which can include hospitable reception.
• Related迎え入れるむかえいれるNeutralVerb for ushering someone in or taking them in as a member; stresses the act of receiving into a place or group.
• RelatedレセプションNeutralLoanword for a reception or welcome party, also a hotel front desk. Use it for the event, not the act of welcoming.
• Relatedお構いおかまいNeutralHospitality and care for guests, often in polite set phrases such as 「お構いなく」 and 「何のお構いもできませんで」, rather than the glad welcome of 「歓迎」.
• Related接遇せつぐうWrittenUsed in written/formal prose for receiving and attending to visitors, especially in service-industry training.
• Relatedお迎えおむかえNeutralMeeting or picking someone up; also a euphemism for the approach of death. 「歓迎」 does not refer to picking someone up.
• RelatedあしらいNeutralThe way one handles or treats people, often with a cold or dismissive nuance, as in 「冷たいあしらい」.
• Antonym拒絶きょぜつWrittenUsed in written/formal prose for refusal or rejection, the opposite of welcoming with 「歓迎」.
• Antonym排斥はいせきWrittenUsed in written/formal prose for rejecting, shunning or ostracizing, in contrast to accepting and welcoming with 「歓迎」.
• Antonym追放ついほうNeutralAntonym: driving someone out of a place, group or organization, as in exile or removal — the opposite of welcoming them.

Use 「歓迎」 for gladly welcoming someone. Choose 「もてなす」 for hospitality, 「接待」 for entertaining clients, 「出迎え」 for meeting someone at a station, and 「レセプション」 for a reception event. 「受け入れ」 and 「受容」 focus on acceptance without inherently expressing enthusiasm; 「迎え入れる」 stresses bringing someone in. Opposites include 「拒絶」 refusal, 「排斥」 exclusion and 「追放」 expulsion.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 人物じんぶつを、喜よろこんで迎むかえること。
2. （諧謔かいぎゃく的てき比喩ひゆ）遭遇そうぐうすること。
3. 人物じんぶつや物事ものごとを、喜よろこんで受け容うけいれること。