迎え入れる|むかえいれるmukaeireru[5]nakadaka (mid-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. 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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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

Japanese definitions
  1. 出迎でむかえて中なかに入いれる。
  2. 仲間なかまに入いれる。
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