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惹かれる · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	惹ひかれる	惹ひかれない
Polite	惹ひかれます	惹ひかれません
Past polite	惹ひかれました	惹ひかれませんでした
Past	惹ひかれた	惹ひかれなかった
Te-form	惹ひかれて	惹ひかれないで
Desire	惹ひかれたい	惹ひかれたくない
Potential	惹ひかれられるalso 惹ひかれれる	惹ひかれられないalso 惹ひかれれない
Passive	惹ひかれられる	惹ひかれられない
Causative	惹ひかれさせる	惹ひかれさせない
Causative passive	惹ひかれさせられる	惹ひかれさせられない
Volitional	惹ひかれよう
Polite volitional	惹ひかれましょう
Imperative	惹ひかれろ	惹ひかれるな
Conditional	惹ひかれれば	惹ひかれなければ
Tara conditional	惹ひかれたら	惹ひかれなかったら

Pairs with惹く

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be attracted to; be charmed by; be drawn to

Describes a feeling of being emotionally or instinctively drawn to someone or something. Often used with に (〜に惹かれる). The subject is the person who feels the attraction.

彼かれの優やさしい性せい格かくに惹ひかれた。
I was attracted to his kind personality.
この絵えの色しき彩さいに強つよく惹ひかれる。
I'm strongly drawn to the colors in this painting.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの・事こと〉に惹ひかれるto be drawn to something/someone
彼かの女じょの優やさしさに惹ひかれた。
I was drawn to her kindness.
〈人ひと〉に強つよく惹ひかれるto be strongly attracted to someone
初はじめて会あったときから、彼かれに強つよく惹ひかれていた。
I was strongly attracted to him from the moment we first met.

Kanji

惹attract, captivate
引pull, tug, jerk
魅fascination, charm, bewitch

Transitive / intransitive

惹ひく
惹く is the transitive verb meaning 'to draw (attention, interest)', while 惹かれる is its passive form describing the feeling of being drawn to something.

Related words

魅み了りょう
魅了する describes a stronger, more captivating fascination that seizes one's attention, while 惹かれる expresses a softer, personal feeling of being drawn to someone or something.
心こころを引ひかれるN2
惹かれる is a plain, common verb for being drawn to someone or something, while 心を引かれる is a slightly more literary phrase that explicitly foregrounds the heart being pulled.
そそられる
惹かれる describes being drawn or attracted to something (often people or ideas), while そそられる focuses on having one's curiosity, appetite, or desire actively stirred up.
心こころが動うごくN2
惹かれる describes being drawn or attracted to someone or something, while 心が動く is broader and can describe any sudden emotional stirring, not just attraction.

Word family

心こころ惹ひかれる
feel drawn to; be attracted by; be fascinated by

Written forms

惹ひかれる
Standard kanji spelling for 'to be attracted/charmed'. The kanji 惹 carries the nuance of 'attract/captivate'.
引ひかれる
Common alternative spelling. 引 is a general kanji for 'pull', so this form can also mean 'to be pulled' physically; context usually disambiguates.
魅ひかれる
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage. 魅 is normally read み, as in 魅力. This spelling is occasionally seen but not standard.

Etymology

The passive form of 引く (hiku, 'to pull'), used idiomatically to mean 'to be pulled (emotionally)'. The kanji 惹 is specifically associated with this emotional sense.