JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 魅: "fascination, charm, bewitch"
The kanji 魅 means "fascination, charm, bewitch". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ミ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ミ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | fascination, charm, bewitch |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1206 of 2,501 |
Common words with 魅
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 魅力charm; fascination; glamour; glamor
- 魅力的charming; fascinating; attractive
- 魅了charm; fascination · to charm; to fascinate; to captivate; to mesmerize
- 魅入るto fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch
- 魅せられるto be enchanted; to be charmed
- 魅惑fascination; captivation; charm; lure
- 魅惑的charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching
- 魅するto charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate
- 魑魅魍魎evil spirits of rivers and mountains
- 魑魅mountain demon
- 性的魅力sex appeal
- 魔魅deceiving spirit
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