welcome, meet, greet
迎 centers on receiving someone who is arriving: welcoming, meeting, or greeting them as they come.
迎 combines 辶 (movement) with 卬, which likely contributes the sound and originally depicted a person facing upward or meeting. Together they suggest moving to meet someone.
The movement radical 辶 wraps around 卬, like going out to meet someone. Picture walking forward to welcome a guest with open arms.
For ゲイ, imagine a welcoming gate where you greet guests: gate -> ゲイ, and you meet them at the entrance.
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail
welcome; (warm) reception
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; person sent to meet or pick up someone
meeting; reception
seeing off and meeting on return
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
meeting; greeting; welcome
seeing someone off and later welcoming them back; taking someone to and fro
to show in; to usher in
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
deuteragonist; secondary actor
to meet; to greet
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house
New Year's greetings
coming of Amida Buddha to welcome the spirit of the dead
meeting; greeting; welcome
to peak (at a given time or given group); to approach the peak; to come to a peak
to send for
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome