魅了|みりょうmiryou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- nouncharm; fascination
- suru verb, transitive verbto charm; to fascinate; to captivate; to mesmerize; to enthrall; to hold spellbound一目で彼女に魅了された。↗She attracted me at first sight.
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 魅了する（みりょうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 魅了します（みりょうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 魅了しない（みりょうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 魅了しません（みりょうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 魅了せず・魅了せぬ（みりょうせず・みりょうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 魅了した（みりょうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 魅了しました（みりょうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 魅了しなかった（みりょうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 魅了しませんでした（みりょうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 魅了して（みりょうして） |
| Potential | 魅了できる（みりょうできる） |
| Passive | 魅了される（みりょうされる） |
| Causative | 魅了させる（みりょうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 魅了させられる（みりょうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 魅了すれば（みりょうすれば） |
| tara | 魅了したら（みりょうしたら） |
| Volitional | 魅了しよう（みりょうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 魅了しましょう（みりょうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 魅了しろ（みりょうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym魅惑みわくWrittenWritten word for attracting and bewitching people, as in 「魅惑の音色」; often carries a hint of seduction, while 「魅了」 stresses holding someone spellbound.
- Synonym悩殺のうさつNeutralColloquial term for driving someone wild with beauty and sex appeal; carries a distinctly sexy nuance.
- Synonym蠱惑こわくWrittenWritten word for bewitching or beguiling people's minds; carries an eerie, almost supernatural sense of allure.
- Related引きつけるひきつけるNeutralGeneral-purpose verb for attracting people's hearts; also used for physically pulling something closer, giving it a much wider range than 「魅了」.
- Related引き込むひきこむNeutralFocuses on pulling someone in or drawing them into something, as in 「話に引き込まれる」 — being drawn into a story.
- Related魅力みりょくNeutralA noun for charm itself — the attractive power a person or thing has — rather than the act of captivating someone.
- RelatedチャームNeutralColloquial loanword for charm; also means a small trinket like a necklace charm. Leans toward cute, lovable appeal.
- Related惹きつけるひきつけるNeutralHomophone of 「引きつける」; written with 「惹」 it is reserved for attracting people with charm, not the physical sense.
- Related惹くひくNeutralDraws attention or sympathy, as in 「目を惹く」 or 「関心を惹く」; it directs specific feelings rather than making someone spellbound.
- Related魅するみするWrittenA literary verb meaning to charm; frequently seen in the passive 「魅せられる」. In everyday speech, 「魅了する」 is the usual choice.
- Antonym嫌悪けんおNeutralDisgust or loathing toward a person, thing, or idea; the opposite pole to the fascination of 「魅了」, stressing repulsion rather than attraction.
- Antonym幻滅げんめつNeutralDisillusionment — waking from a fantasy and feeling let down by the gap between ideal and reality; the opposite of being captivated by 「魅了」.
Use 「魅了」 for performances, works, or scenery that captivate, as in 「観客を魅了する」. For a seductive pull choose 「魅惑」, for captivation by beauty 「悩殺」, for general attraction 「引きつける」, and for charm itself 「魅力」. The opposite is 「幻滅」.
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