noun
captivation; fascination; to captivate
A verbal noun most often used as 魅了する or 魅了される. It means to hold someone spellbound or make them strongly absorbed; standalone noun use is more abstract and less common than 魅力.
彼の演奏は聴衆を魅了した。
His performance captivated the audience.
初めて見たオーロラにすっかり魅了された。
I was completely fascinated by the aurora I saw for the first time.
It is a masterpiece that never ceases to captivate fans.
Means to make someone absorbed or crazy about something; it is more explanatory and often less polished than 魅了する.
A Sino-Japanese kanji compound read with on'yomi. 魅 is associated with charm or bewitching; no precise historical derivation beyond the conventional kanji spelling is asserted here.