歓迎

• 読み: かんげい
• ローマ字: kangei
• 漢字の分解: 歓 (kan) — joy, delight; 迎 (gei) — greet, welcome
• 発音: /kaɴ.ɡeː/

意味

Welcome; reception. Receiving someone with pleasure and hospitality.

A noun that also functions as a suru verb (歓迎する). Used for welcoming guests, new members, or visitors. Very common in expressions like 歓迎会 (welcome party), 歓迎する (to welcome), and signs reading ご来店歓迎 (customers welcome). Carries a warm, positive tone of actively receiving someone with open arms.

例文

1. 新入社員の歓迎会を開いた。
2. 留学生を温かく歓迎した。
3. どなたでも歓迎しますのでぜひ来てください。

使い方ガイド

場面: work, school, hospitality

トーン: positive

起源と歴史

Compound of 歓 (kan, joy/delight) and 迎 (gei, to greet/welcome). Together, 'joyful greeting' — the act of receiving someone with happiness and open arms.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal