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Japanese symbol for “beguiling”

Romaji: adeyaka
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely

In Japanese, beguiling is , read (adeyaka).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-na glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

glossy, luster, glaze
on: エン
kun: つや、なま.めかしい、あで.やか、つや.めく
19 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “beguiling”

WordReadingMeaning
みわくてき miwakutekicharming; fascinating; enchanting

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ようえん youenfascinating; voluptuous; bewitching
あですがた adesugatacharming figure; alluring figure
えんしょう enshouseductive smile
つやつや tsuyatsuyaglossy; bright; slick
なまめかしい namamekashiicharming; captivating; bewitching
つやめく tsuyamekuto be glossy; to glisten; to shine with a luster

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.