出迎える

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 出迎える is read as でむかえる and is a transitive verb meaning to go to meet and welcome someone who is arriving.
• Basic usage: Meeting a friend at a station appears in 駅で友人を出迎える, while welcoming family members at the front door appears in 玄関で家族を出迎える.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distinction from 見送る
  • 出迎える means welcoming someone who is arriving, whereas 見送る means seeing off someone who is leaving.