迎え入れる|むかえいれるmukaeireru[5]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- ichidan verb, transitive verbto show in; to usher in
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 迎え入れる(むかえいれる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 迎え入れます(むかえいれます) |
| Negative (nai) | 迎え入れない(むかえいれない) |
| polite (masen) | 迎え入れません(むかえいれません) |
| classical zu / nu | 迎え入れず・迎え入れぬ(むかえいれず・むかえいれぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 迎え入れた(むかえいれた) |
| polite (mashita) | 迎え入れました(むかえいれました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 迎え入れなかった(むかえいれなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 迎え入れませんでした(むかえいれませんでした) |
| Te form | 迎え入れて(むかえいれて) |
| Potential | 迎え入れられる(むかえいれられる) |
| Passive | 迎え入れられる(むかえいれられる) |
| Causative | 迎え入れさせる(むかえいれさせる) |
| Causative passive | 迎え入れさせられる(むかえいれさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 迎え入れれば(むかえいれれば) |
| tara | 迎え入れたら(むかえいれたら) |
| Volitional | 迎え入れよう(むかえいれよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 迎え入れましょう(むかえいれましょう) |
| Imperative | 迎え入れろ(むかえいれろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym迎えるむかえるNeutralBroader: meeting or greeting someone, welcoming a moment, or taking a spouse. 「迎え入れる」 narrows this to ushering someone inside or into a group.
- Related受け入れるうけいれるNeutralAccepting or taking in an opinion or a person, without the welcoming gesture. 「迎え入れる」 adds the warm motion of inviting someone in.
- RelatedもてなすNeutralEntertaining and looking after guests; the focus is on hospitality. 「迎え入れる」 is about the act of bringing them in.
- Related歓迎かんげいNeutralWelcoming as an attitude or feeling. 「迎え入れる」 is the act of actually bringing someone in, whether through the door or into a group as a new member.
- Relatedお迎えおむかえNeutralGoing to pick someone up, as in collecting a child from school; also a euphemism for death. 「迎え入れる」 stresses taking the person in.
- Antonym追い出すおいだすNeutralDriving someone out — the direct opposite of ushering them in.
- Antonym拒むこばむWrittenRefusing or barring someone from entering; a written, formal word — the opposite of welcoming someone in.
- Antonym締め出すしめだすNeutralShutting someone out by locking the door, or excluding them — the reverse of taking them in.
「迎え入れる」 ushers a guest inside or brings a new member into a group, as in 「新メンバーを迎え入れる」. For just meeting someone use 「迎える」, for picking up 「お迎え」; 「受け入れる」 is plain acceptance, 「持て成す」 entertaining, 「歓迎」 the attitude. 「追い出す」, 「拒む」 and 「締め出す」 are the opposites.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


