Japanese symbol for “captivated”
陶然
とうぜん
Romaji: touzen
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow
In Japanese, captivated is 陶然, read とうぜん (touzen).
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Meanings
- adj-t, adv-to tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow
- adj-t, adv-to entranced; enchanted; captivated
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 陶器 | とうき touki | pottery; earthenware; ceramics |
| 陶芸 | とうげい tougei | ceramic art; ceramics |
| 陶酔 | とうすい tousui | intoxication |
| 陶磁器 | とうじき toujiki | ceramics; pottery and porcelain |
| 陶工 | とうこう toukou | potter; ceramist; ceramicist |
| 鬱陶しい | うっとうしい uttoushii | gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing |
| 自然 | しぜん shizen | nature |
| 当然 | とうぜん touzen | natural; right; proper |
See also: Chinese symbol for “captivated”.
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.