出迎え

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 出迎え is read as でむかえ and is a noun for going to meet and welcome a person or animal when they arrive.
• Basic usage: Coming to meet someone appears in 出迎えに来る, while receiving a welcome appears in 出迎えを受ける.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Arrival and welcome
  • The key situation is meeting someone at their point of arrival, rather than offering a greeting at any time.
• Difference from 見送り
  • 見送り is seeing someone off as they leave; 出迎え is meeting them when they arrive.