Japanese symbol for “enchantment”
蠱惑
こわく
Romaji: kowaku
fascination; glamour; glamor; enchantment
In Japanese, enchantment is 蠱惑, read こわく (kowaku).
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
- n, vs, vt fascination; glamour; glamor; enchantment; seduction
Written forms: 蠱惑、蟲惑. Readings: こわく.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蠱毒 | こどく kodoku | poisoning someone |
| 蠱惑的 | こわくてき kowakuteki | fascinating; alluring |
| 蠱物 | まじもの majimono | charmed and cursed |
| 蠱る | まじこる majikoru | to be drawn in by something wicked; to be won over by something wicked |
| 山風蠱 | さんぷうこ sanpuuko | gu (hexagram 18 of the I Ching: work on what has been spoiled) |
| 迷惑 | めいわく meiwaku | trouble; bother; annoyance |
| 思惑 | おもわく omowaku | expectation; anticipation; prediction |
| 誘惑 | ゆうわく yuuwaku | temptation; allurement; lure |
See also: Chinese symbol for “enchantment”.
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.