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憧れる (あこがれる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 憧れる · ichidan verb
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 憧あこが れる 憧あこが れない Polite 憧あこが れます 憧あこが れません Past polite 憧あこが れました 憧あこが れませんでした Past 憧あこが れた 憧あこが れなかった Te-form 憧あこが れて 憧あこが れないで Desire 憧あこが れたい 憧あこが れたくない Potential 憧あこが れられる also 憧あこが れれる 憧あこが れられない also 憧あこが れれない Passive 憧あこが れられる 憧あこが れられない Causative 憧あこが れさせる 憧あこが れさせない Causative passive 憧あこが れさせられる 憧あこが れさせられない Volitional 憧あこが れよう Polite volitional 憧あこが れましょう Imperative 憧あこが れろ 憧あこが れるな Conditional 憧あこが れれば 憧あこが れなければ Tara conditional 憧あこが れたら 憧あこが れなかったら
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都と
会かい
の
生せい
活かつ
に
憧あこが
れ
て
いる
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I have always admired pianists.
Many people yearn for a flexible way of working.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 憧あこが れる to admire/look up to someone
〈 事こと 〉 に 憧あこが れる to yearn for a lifestyle or state of things
She longs for life in the city.
〈 事こと 〉 に 憧あこが れて 〈 物もの 〉 になる to become something out of admiration for it
Admiring doctors, she entered medical school.
Expressions 憧あこが れの 的まと object of adoration; object of longing Kanji 憧 yearn after, long for, aspire to 憬 yearn for, aspire to, admire Related words· 8 恋い慕う is a stronger, more literary term for yearning, often with a romantic or deeply emotional nuance, while 憧れる can be used for admiration of ideals or lifestyles.
切望する means to earnestly desire or crave something, often with a sense of urgency, whereas 憧れる implies a more wistful, admiring longing.
慕う is used for admiring and feeling attached to a specific person, such as a mentor or senior, while 憧れる can target people, lifestyles, or abstract ideals.
望む expresses a more concrete, achievable wish or hope, while 憧れる carries a dreamy sense of idealization toward something often out of reach.
Show 4 more 憧れる expresses a general longing or yearning for something distant or idealized, while 心酔 conveys a deeper, more intense captivation or devotion.
憧れる expresses admiration or longing for an ideal, while 惚れる (sense 2) describes being personally captivated by someone's skill or charm right in front of you.
憧れる means to long for or admire something as an ideal, whereas 夢見る specifically frames that longing as a 'dream' one hopes will come true.
Don't confuse with 焦がれる describes a more intense, often painful or romantic yearning (as in 恋焦がれる), while 憧れる is a milder, everyday admiration for someone or something.
Written forms 憧あこが れる Usage 70%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
あこがれる Usage 30%
Kana spelling is common in informal writing and when the kanji is not needed.
憬あこが れる Usage 1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners will almost always encounter 憧れる.
憧憬あこが れる
Etymology Derived from the classical verb あこがる, which originally meant 'to be separated from one's heart' or 'to be absent-minded,' evolving to mean 'to yearn for something distant.' The kanji 憧 is a 国字 (kokuji) created in Japan to represent this specific meaning.
羨うらや ましい
N3
羨ましい focuses on wanting what someone else has right now, whereas 憧れる expresses admiration and a longing to become like someone, without necessarily implying envy.
Usage <1%
