Japanese

かれる

ひかれる
Meaning: to be charmed by; to be attracted to
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 魅かれる 魅かれない
Polite 魅かれます 魅かれません
Past 魅かれた 魅かれなかった
Polite + Past 魅かれました 魅かれませんでした
Te-form 魅かれて 魅かれなくて
Potential 魅かれられる 魅かれられない
Passive 魅かれられる 魅かれられない
Causative 魅かれさせる 魅かれさせない
Imperative 魅かれろ 魅かれるな

Handwriting

魅
か
れ
る

Example

I was charmed by her kind personality.

Usage Notes

Used when someone is naturally drawn to or interested in something or someone attractive.

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