迎え撃つ・邀え撃つ|むかえうつmukaeutsu[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
迎え撃つUse 迎え撃つ as the usual choice: it is the most common written form and the form recommended for beginners.
邀え撃つ邀え撃つ is a rarely used written variant. Beginners should normally choose 迎え撃つ instead when writing this word.
Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 迎え撃つ（むかえうつ） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 迎え撃ちます（むかえうちます） |
| Negative (nai) | 迎え撃たない（むかえうたない） |
| polite (masen) | 迎え撃ちません（むかえうちません） |
| classical zu / nu | 迎え撃たず・迎え撃たぬ（むかえうたず・むかえうたぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 迎え撃った（むかえうった） |
| polite (mashita) | 迎え撃ちました（むかえうちました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 迎え撃たなかった（むかえうたなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 迎え撃ちませんでした（むかえうちませんでした） |
| Te form | 迎え撃って（むかえうって） |
| Potential | 迎え撃てる（むかえうてる） |
| Passive | 迎え撃たれる（むかえうたれる） |
| Causative | 迎え撃たせる（むかえうたせる） |
| Causative passive | 迎え撃たせられる・迎え撃たされる（むかえうたせられる・むかえうたされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 迎え撃てば（むかえうてば） |
| tara | 迎え撃ったら（むかえうったら） |
| Volitional | 迎え撃とう（むかえうとう） |
| polite (mashou) | 迎え撃ちましょう（むかえうちましょう） |
| Imperative | 迎え撃て（むかえうて） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related立ち向かうたちむかうNeutralVerb for facing a difficulty or enemy head-on; stresses standing up bravely, while 「迎え撃つ」 is about waiting for an attacker and striking back.
- Related楯突くたてつくNeutralFor defying a superior or disobeying orders; resistance aimed upward, with a negative nuance.
- Related向かうむかうNeutralBasic verb for heading towards or facing something, also used for opposing; it does not specifically mean intercepting an enemy.
- Related取り組むとりくむNeutralTo tackle a problem in earnest, or to be matched against someone; stresses grappling with something with full effort.
- Related向き合うむきあうNeutralTo face each other or confront an issue; stresses looking something squarely in the eye, with no sense of attacking.
- Related抵抗ていこうWrittenWritten-style word for resisting an outside force or power; stresses holding out, not necessarily attacking first.
- Related対抗たいこうWrittenWritten-style word for opposing or competing, as in 「対抗意識」; stresses two sides vying with each other.
- Related直面ちょくめんWrittenWritten-style word for being directly confronted with a difficulty; stresses the encounter, not striking back.
- Related対戦たいせんNeutralFighting or taking on an opponent, as in 「対戦相手」; leans toward matches and competition.
- Related争うあらそうWrittenWhen written 「争う」 and read 「あらがう」 it is the same as 抗う above; the common reading 「あらそう」 means to contend or compete for something.
- Related敵対てきたいWrittenWritten-style word for treating someone as an enemy and opposing them, as in 「敵対関係」; stresses hostility.
- Related抗うあらがうWrittenRead 「あらがう」: to resist or defy fate or some force. Written style with a literary flavour.
Use 「迎え撃つ」 to strike back as an enemy attacks, as in 「強豪を迎え撃つ」. For facing a foe or difficulty head-on say 「立ち向かう」, for resisting say 「抵抗」, for a match or bout say 「対戦」, and for open hostility say 「敵対」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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