む	か
迎

え

る

Ichidan verb, transitive verb

1. to go out to meet.
2. to receive, to welcome, to greet, to salute, to hail, to reach, to approach, to enter (a phase, era, etc.).
3. to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family).
4. to call for, to summon, to invite.
5. to approach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.).