Kanji

憧

yearn after, long for, aspire to, admire, adore

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

15 strokes

Radical

忄部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ショウ, トウ, ドウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あこがれる

Example sentences

憧れる あこがれる
幼い頃から、私は宇宙飛行士にずっと憧れていました。

I have long admired astronauts since I was a child.

刺激 しげき
都会の刺激的な生活に憧れている。

I long for the stimulating life of the city.

憧れ あこがれ
彼女は子供の頃から女優に強い憧れを抱いていた。

She had a strong longing to be an actress since she was a child.

話しかける はなしかける
勇気を出して、憧れの人に話しかけた。

I plucked up my courage and spoke to the person I admire.

Example Vocabulary

憧れる

あこがれる

to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to adore

憧れ

あこがれ

yearning, longing, admiration

憧憬

どうけい

憧れの的

あこがれのまと

憧憬れる

あこがれる

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