出迎(でむか)え

Noun form of the verb 出迎(でむか)える (to go out and meet someone arriving).

Common patterns

• 出迎(でむか)えに行(い)く: to go to meet someone
• 出迎(でむか)えに来(く)る: to come to meet someone
• 出迎(でむか)えをする: to greet an arrival
• 出迎(でむか)えの人(ひと): person meeting an arrival

Usage

Typically used when meeting someone at a station, airport, or entrance. Implies going to a specific place to receive someone.

Similar words

• 出迎(でむか)え: greeting someone on arrival
• 見送(みおく)り: seeing someone off (opposite action)

Register

In business or formal settings, お出迎(でむか)え adds the polite prefix お.