見み入いる

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb, intransitive verb

gaze intently; stare fixedly; fix one's eyes on

Describes looking at something with deep concentration or absorption, often without looking away.

彼かの女じょは美うつくしい絵えに見み入いった。
She gazed intently at the beautiful painting.
子こ供どもたちはテレビの画が面めんに見み入いっている

。

The children are staring fixedly at the TV screen.

2

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

fascinate; enchant; possess; bewitch

Only when written 魅入る

Usually written as 魅入る. Often used in the passive form 魅入られる to mean being captivated or possessed by something supernatural or deeply fascinating.

Written forms

見み入いるUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling for the sense of gazing intently.
みいるUsage2%
魅み入いる
Usually written this way for the sense of being fascinated or possessed.

Kanji

見see, hopes, chances
入enter, insert

Similar words

見みつめる
見つめる is a more common and general word for staring or gazing, while 見入る implies being deeply absorbed in what one is looking at.
魅み了りょうする
魅了する is a transitive suru-verb meaning to charm or captivate, whereas 魅入る is intransitive and often used in passive form to describe being fascinated or possessed.

Etymology

Compound of 見 (mi, 'seeing') + 入る (iru, 'to enter'). The sense of being fascinated comes from the idea of something entering one's vision and taking hold of one's attention. The spelling 魅入る uses 魅 (mi, 'bewitch') to emphasize the supernatural or captivating nuance.