Kanji Detail for 惹 - "to attract, to cause"

惹

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

惹 means "to attract, to cause." Also associated with to invite.
1. To attract - To draw interest; to cause; to provoke incidents.
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- Verified meaning: to attract, to cause
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Also carries these associations: to invite
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

attract; captivate

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

irritate, vex, offend, incite

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems)

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to incite, to irritate, to offend, to vex

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

To attract. Such as 惹恨. Colloquially, provoking is also 惹.
Onyomi

ja(ジャ)

jaku(ジャク)
Kunyomi

hi.ku(ひ-く)
Strokes

12 strokes
Radical

心忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)
Related Keywords

attract cause invite provoke draw captivate charm allure entice enchant fascinate engage pull incite

私は彼に惹かれている。
I'm attracted to him.
彼に心惹かれてるでしょ？
Are you attracted to him?
田舎生活にとても惹かれます。
Rural life appeals to me very much.
トムはメアリーに惹かれていた。
Tom was attracted to Mary.
彼はその婦人に心惹かれていた。
He was attracted to the woman.
私はその時から兎に惹かれ始めた。
I've been attracted to rabbits ever since.
雇い主は彼女の魅力に惹かれていた。
The employer was quite taken by her charm.
安さに惹かれて、このスマホにしました。
Drawn to its low price, I chose this smartphone.
私はクラスのある少年に惹き付けられた。
I am attracted to a certain boy in my class.
便利さに惹かれて、このスマホにしました。
I bought this phone because I was drawn to its user friendliness.