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魅 — Fascination

JLPT N115 strokesSecondary school#1206 most used
fascination, charm, bewitch
On’yomi (mi)
Kun’yomi

Stroke order (15 strokes)

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Common words using 魅

WordReadingMeaning
魅力みりょく
miryoku
charm; fascination; glamour
魅了みりょう
miryou
charm; fascination; to charm
魅力的みりょくてき
miryokuteki
charming; fascinating; attractive
魅惑みわく
miwaku
fascination; captivation; charm
魅入るみいる
miiru
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess

Study notes

魅 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1206 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).

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