魅 – fascination, charm, bewitch

15 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1206 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 魅 means fascination, charm, bewitch. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ミ (mi). It is written with 15 strokes, under radical 鬼 (no. 194).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ミ	mi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 鬼 (Kangxi radical 194). Components: ｜・鬼・田・二・ハ・木・亠・儿・匕・厶.

Words using 魅

魅力みりょくcharm

Example sentences

彼女の魅力はうまく表現できない。

Her charm is beyond description.

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Kanji with the same radical

魔鬼魂

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