魅了します（みりょうします、miryoushimasu）
- to fascinate

魅了します means "to fascinate," "to captivate," "to charm," or "to enchant." It describes the act of strongly attracting someone's interest or admiration. It implies a sense of being completely drawn in, often with a feeling of delight or wonder. The subject of the sentence is typically the thing or person that is captivating, while the object is the person being captivated. The word expresses a stronger degree of attraction compared to more general words like 好き (like).

⚫︎その映画は観客を魅了しました。 Translation: That movie captivated the audience. ⚫︎彼女の歌声は聴衆を魅了します。 Translation: Her singing voice fascinates the audience. ⚫︎彼はその美しい絵に魅了されました。 Translation: He was charmed by the beautiful painting.

This word is used in formal and informal contexts. It's suitable for describing artistic works, people, performances, or anything that elicits a strong positive emotional response. You can use it when talking about something that has completely captured your or someone else's attention. Remember to use it with the appropriate particle (usually を) to mark the object being captivated. It’s also often used in business contexts to describe products or services that appeal to customers. You can use this word to express a sense of being impressed or deeply moved by something.

⚫︎The word is written in kanji as 魅了します. ⚫︎The reading is みりょうします (miryou shimasu) in hiragana. ⚫︎魅了 is the stem, and します (shimasu) is the polite verb form meaning "to do." ⚫︎Variations include: ⚫︎魅了する (miryou suru): the plain form, "to fascinate." ⚫︎魅了した (miryou shita): the past tense, "fascinated." ⚫︎魅了します (miryou shimasu): the polite form.

⚫︎惹きつける (hikitsukeru): to attract, to draw (someone's attention) ⚫︎魅惑する (miwaku suru): to fascinate, to enchant ⚫︎心を奪う (kokoro wo ubau): to steal one's heart, to captivate ⚫︎感動させる (kandou saseru): to move deeply, to impress ⚫︎虜にする (toriko ni suru): to captivate, to make someone a captive (of)

⚫︎There isn't a single direct antonym. However, words expressing the opposite sentiment might include: ⚫︎退屈させる (taikutsusaseru): to bore ⚫︎幻滅させる (genmetsu saseru): to disappoint, to disillusion

その小説は読者を魅了します。 ・Translation: That novel captivates the readers. ・Explanation: This sentence explains that the novel is the subject and the readers are the object being captivated by the novel.

彼女の演技は観客を魅了しました。 ・Translation: Her acting captivated the audience. ・Explanation: This sentence, using the past tense 魅了しました, indicates that the acting has already captivated the audience.

The word 魅了 is a combination of two kanji: 魅 (mi) which means "charm," "attraction," or "fascination" and 了 (ryou) which means "to finish" or "to complete." The word implies that the charm completely occupies and finishes its action on the object, i.e., completely captivates it.