魅 means “charm, fascinate”

み · mi

Also: fascination, bewitch

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ミ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 15 strokes

The story

A demon (鬼) not yet (未) seen: the pull of something you can't explain. 魅 once named a mountain sprite, as in 魑魅魍魎, goblins of every kind; now it is charm itself: 魅力 is appeal, and a star who 魅了する a crowd holds it spellbound.

Used in 魅力 (miryoku, charm/appeal), 魅力的 (miryokuteki, attractive), and 魅了 (miryou, captivating)

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