蠱
蠱: poison charm
poison charm; to bewitch
23 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 2 words here
Readings
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コ・ヤ
Kunまじ・まじこる
Seen in 蠱毒 (a cursed-poison sorcery) and 蠱惑 (bewitching charm); both are literary or fantasy words.
Key words
蠱毒こどくcursed poison ritual
蠱惑こわくbewitching; enchantment
蠱惑的こわくてきbewitching; seductive
Example sentences
蠱毒とは、壺の中で毒虫を共食いさせて呪いの毒を作る呪術である。
Kodoku is a sorcery in which venomous creatures are made to devour each other in a jar to produce a cursed poison.
彼女は蠱惑的な微笑みで、旅人を森の奥へと誘った。
With a bewitching smile she lured the traveler deep into the forest.
その歌声には、聴く者を蠱惑する不思議な力があった。
That singing voice had a strange power to bewitch those who listened.