6 strokes
                                                    
                        Jouyou kanji
            Taught in 7th grade
    
                                                    JLPT exam level N3
                                            welcome, meet, greet
Kun'yomi
- む - か - え - る - to go out to meet ②to call for ③to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family) ④to reach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.) 
On'yomi
- ゲイ 
Nanori
- むかえ 
Character Breakdown
Common Words
                                    to go out to meet ②to call for ③to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family) ④to reach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.)
                                
                            References
| Unicode hex code | 8FCE | 
| JIS X 0208 | 1-23-62 | 
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 4669 | 
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 6019 | 
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 3059 | 
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 3796 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1939 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 2632 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1702 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1837 | 
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 726 | 
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 746 | 
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1062 | 
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 38748P | 
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 1207 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 1055 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1098 | 
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 949 | 
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 1145 | 
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 1133 | 
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 680 | 
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1717 | 
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 2q4.4 | 
| Four corner code | 3730.2 | 
| De Roo Code | 2644 |