憧れ

Japanese
Kanji in this term
憧
あこが
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative forms
  • 憬れ

Etymology

連 (れん)用 (よう)形 (けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 憧れる.

Pronunciation

Noun

憧れ (hiragana あこがれ, rōmaji akogare)

  1. yearning; longing
    未 (み)知 (ち)への憧 (あこが)れ
    michi e no akogare
    longing for the unknown
  2. admiration; adoration
    誰 (だれ)かに憧 (あこが)れを抱 (いだ)く
    dareka ni akogare o idaku
    to have an admiration for someone

References
  1. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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