Japanese symbol for “welcoming”
出迎え
でむかえ
Romaji: demukae
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
In Japanese, welcoming is 出迎え, read でむかえ (demukae).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n (going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
Written forms: 出迎え、出むかえ. Readings: でむかえ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “welcoming”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| お迎え | おむかえ omukae | receiving; welcoming; going to meet |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 出演 | しゅつえん shutsuen | appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance |
| 出す | だす dasu | to take out; to get out |
| 出る | でる deru | to leave; to exit; to go out |
| 出来る | できる dekiru | to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do) |
| 出身 | しゅっしん shusshin | one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school) |
| 演出 | えんしゅつ enshutsu | direction (of a play, film, etc.); production |
| 歓迎 | かんげい kangei | welcome; (warm) reception |
| 迎え | むかえ mukae | meeting; greeting; welcome |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.