The kanji 迎 (げい) fundamentally means "to welcome," "to greet," "to meet," or "to receive." It implies a proactive movement towards someone or something, often with a sense of anticipation or hospitality. It suggests going out to meet or receive someone, extending a welcome, or dealing with something.

・On-yomi (音読み): ゲイ (gei) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): むか-える (muka-eru)

⚫︎ 歓迎（かんげい） Translation: Welcome; reception ⚫︎ 迎える（むかえる） Translation: To welcome; to greet; to meet ⚫︎ お正月（しょうがつ）を迎える Translation: To welcome the New Year

The kanji 迎 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字; keisei moji). The left side is a radical called 辶（しんにょう）, which represents "to move" or "to go." The right side is 卬, which originally represented "to lift up" or "to raise". Therefore, the combination suggests the act of "going out" or "moving towards" something or someone, and the "raising" or "lifting up" of a greeting or welcome.