惑 Kanji – beguile
The Japanese kanji 惑 can mean beguile, delusion, perplexity.
Meaning and Readings
How is 惑 read?
惑 has the onyomi reading ワク and the kunyomi reading まどう.
In romaji, these readings can be written as waku, madou.
Common Japanese Words Using 惑
These common Japanese words contain 惑. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 疑 惑（ぎわく） — doubt, misgivings, distrust, suspicion
- 戸惑い（とまどい） — being at sea, losing one's bearings, confusion, wonderment
- 戸惑う（とまどう） — to be bewildered, to be perplexed
- 困惑（こんわく） — bewilderment, perplexity, embarrassment, discomfiture, bafflement
- 思惑（おもわく） — expectation, anticipation, prediction, forecast, calculations
- 小惑星（しょうわくせい） — asteroid
- 当惑（とうわく） — bewilderment, perplexity, embarrassment, confusion
- 魅惑（みわく） — attraction, fascination, lure, captivation, charm
- 迷惑（めいわく） — trouble, bother, annoyance, nuisance, inconvenience
- 誘惑（ゆうわく） — temptation, allurement, lure, enticement, seduction