魅惑

Chinese
demon; magic; to charm confuse
trad. (魅惑) 魅 惑
simp. #(魅惑) 魅 惑

Pronunciation

Verb

魅惑

  1. to entice; to charm; to captivate

Synonyms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
魅 惑
み
Grade: S		 わく
Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) みわく [mìwákú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mʲiɰᵝa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

魅(み)惑(わく) • (miwaku) 

  1. fascination
  2. attraction, lure

Derived terms
  • 魅惑的

Verb

魅(み)惑(わく)する • (miwaku suru) transitive suru (stem 魅(み)惑(わく)し (miwaku shi), past 魅(み)惑(わく)した (miwaku shita))

  1. to charm
  2. to allure (to attempt to draw)

Conjugation
Conjugation of "魅惑する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 魅惑し みわくし miwaku shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 魅惑し みわくし miwaku shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 魅惑する みわくする miwaku suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 魅惑する みわくする miwaku suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 魅惑すれ みわくすれ miwaku sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 魅惑せよ¹
魅惑しろ²		 みわくせよ¹
みわくしろ²		 miwaku seyo¹
miwaku shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 魅惑される みわくされる miwaku sareru
Causative 魅惑させる
魅惑さす		 みわくさせる
みわくさす		 miwaku saseru
miwaku sasu
Potential 魅惑できる みわくできる miwaku dekiru
Volitional 魅惑しよう みわくしよう miwaku shiyō
Negative 魅惑しない みわくしない miwaku shinai
Negative continuative 魅惑せず みわくせず miwaku sezu
Formal 魅惑します みわくします miwaku shimasu
Perfective 魅惑した みわくした miwaku shita
Conjunctive 魅惑して みわくして miwaku shite
Hypothetical conditional 魅惑すれば みわくすれば miwaku sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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