魅惑

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 魅惑 is a noun read みわく and denotes powerful allure or the act of captivating someone.
• Basic usage: Describe an alluring quality with 歌声には魅惑がある and an effect on people with 景色が客を魅惑する.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Noun and する form
  • 魅惑がある presents allure as a quality, while 客を魅惑した describes the scenery acting on and enchanting the visitors.
• を marking who is captivated
  • In 訪れた客を魅惑した, を marks the people whose attention was captured. Do not reverse the relationship and make the visitors captivate the scenery.
• 魅惑 and 魅力
  • 魅力(みりょく) broadly refers to appeal possessed by a person or thing. 魅惑 focuses more on the feeling or action of that appeal strongly captivating someone.