魅み力りょく的てき

み

りょ

く

て

き

Common wordJLPTN3

Meanings

1

na-adjective

charming; attractive; fascinating

Describes a person, thing, idea, or quality that draws interest or admiration. Often used for personal appeal, product design, or compelling proposals.

彼かの女じょはとても魅

み

力りょく

的てき

な

人ひと

だ

。

She is a very charming person.

この提てい案あんは魅み力りょく的てきに思おもえる。

This proposal seems attractive.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を魅み力りょく的てきに見みせるto make something look attractive
この広こう告こくは商しょう品ひんを魅み力りょく的てきに見みせている。
This advertisement makes the product look attractive.
〈人ひと〉に魅み力りょく的てきに映うつるto appear attractive to someone
彼かの女じょは多おおくの人ひとに魅み力りょく的てきに映うつる。
She comes across as attractive to a lot of people.
〈人ひと〉にとって魅み力りょく的てきだto be attractive/appealing to someone
この仕し事ごとは彼かれにとって魅み力りょく的てきだ。
This job is appealing to him.
〈事こと〉を魅み力りょく的てきにするto make something (a plan, offer, idea) appealing
この提てい案あんを魅み力りょく的てきにするには工く夫ふうが必ひつ要ようだ。
Some creativity is needed to make this proposal appealing.

Kanji

魅fascination, charm, bewitch
力power, strength, strong
的bull's eye, mark, target

Related words· 6

素す敵てきN4
素敵 is a lighter, everyday word for something nice or lovely, while 魅力的 emphasizes a pulling, magnetic appeal.
チャーミングN1
チャーミング is a loanword used mainly for a person's endearing charm, while 魅力的 is broader and can describe people, ideas, or products.
魅み惑わく的てき
魅惑的 is a stronger, more literary word suggesting an almost irresistible, bewitching allure, while 魅力的 is the everyday, milder term.
シャルマン
魅力的 is the standard, neutral Japanese word for 'attractive' or 'charming', whereas シャルマン is a fashionable loanword with a softer, often feminine nuance.

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艶えんN1
魅力的 is a general word for attractive or charming, whereas 艶 specifically evokes a voluptuous, sensual allure.
セクシー
魅力的 means attractive or charming in a general sense, whereas セクシー specifically points to sexual allure.

Opposites

つまらないN5
つまらない describes something boring or uninteresting, the opposite of 魅力的's sense of drawing interest and admiration.
平へい凡ぼんN2
平凡 describes something ordinary or unremarkable, contrasting with 魅力的's sense of standing out and appealing to people.

Don't confuse with

魅み力りょくN3
魅力 is the noun "charm" or "appeal", while 魅力的 is the adjectival form meaning "charming" or "attractive", so they can't be swapped in a sentence without changing grammar.

Word family

魅み力りょく的てき機き能のう
desirable feature

Built from

魅み力りょく+的てき

Etymology

From 魅力 (charm, appeal) + 的 (-like, -ish), a common pattern for forming adjectival nouns.