惹

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attract

On-Yomi: ジャク

Koohii stories:

1) [Katsuo] 7-6-2007(53): You have to be young at heart to attract the opposite sex.

2) [ikmys] 5-6-2007(13): Take just one look at the junior idol video industry (or don't!) in Japan to understand how the young attract the hearts of the Japanese. ;-).

3) [rtkrtk] 17-1-2008(5): Contrast with attractive (#430 嬌). Think of attract the verb as specific procedures or actions taken to attract the opposite sex. The young and foolish think that pouring out your heart is the way to attract the opposite sex, but more mature lovers realize that restraint, mystery and coyness do much more to attract a partner. Remember, attract the verb: things you do; behaviors that may change over time. (not the adjective attractive (#430 嬌)).

4) [kapalama] 18-11-2010(3): 惹く , 惹起する , 注意を惹く , 惹き付ける , attract (#2429 惹) ジャク( 若 ), ひく(now usu 引く ) … Parts: 若 young (#223 若), 心 (cf 匿う hide (#1692 匿)) … Similars: 嬌声 attractive (#430 嬌), 惹く attract (#2429 惹) … Story: trophy wives Attract, because they are Young at Heart, they say. (I think it is not the young at heart that attracts them though.).

5) [astridtops] 20-12-2006(2): People who are young are often easily attracted to each other, but they have a fickle heart: some of them seem to think being with the same person more than a day is uncommon!

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