むか
迎
 
え
び
火

noun

  1. welcoming fire for returning spirits (on the first night of the Bon festival).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
むか
迎
 
え
び
火
迎え火 むかえび

Contained Kanji Breakdown

welcome, meet, greet
むか.える ゲイ むかえ (Early Jr. High, N3)
lofty, high, raise
キョウ ゴウ のぞ.む
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)
walk, road, (辵 variant, one dot jōyō form)
fire
ひ カ ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)