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憧れ (あこがれ, akogare) Japanese meaning: yearning | Kotomora
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She has a longing for city life.
When I was a child, I admired pilots and wanted to become one.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 への 憧あこが れ admiration/longing directed at someone
Carrying her admiration for the singer in her heart, she decided to become a singer herself.
憧あこが れを 抱いだ く to harbor a longing or admiration
Many young people harbor a longing for life abroad.
憧あこが れが 強つよ い to have a strong admiration/longing
His longing to become a pilot has been strong since childhood.
〈 事こと 〉 への 憧あこが れ a longing for a lifestyle, experience, or state of things
Out of a longing for country life, he left the city.
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 憧憬 is a more literary, formal word for the same longing or admiration expressed by 憧れ.
願望 is a stronger, more concrete 'desire' or 'wish', while 憧れ carries a softer, more idealized sense of admiration.
理想 refers to an 'ideal' or model one aspires to, whereas 憧れ is the emotional pull one feels toward that ideal.
希望 is a more concrete, achievable 'hope', while 憧れ implies a stronger, sometimes romanticized admiration.
Show 4 more 憧れ is the abstract feeling of longing or admiration itself, while 憧れの的 refers to the actual person or thing that is the target of that feeling.
憧れ is a wistful yearning or admiration for something idealized or distant, whereas 渇望 is a more intense, desperate craving.
憧れ is admiration mixed with a longing to be like someone, whereas 尊敬 is a calmer, more sober kind of respect without that longing.
憧れ is a common, everyday word for admiration or aspiration toward something, while 思慕 is a literary word usually directed at a specific person and tinged with longing.
Written forms 憧あこが れ Usage 72%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
あこがれ Usage 28%
憬あこが れ
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners should recognize it but use 憧れ.
Etymology Derived from the verb 憧れる (akogareru), which originally meant 'to be attracted' or 'to yearn'. The noun form 憧れ has been used since the Heian period. The kanji 憧 is composed of 心 (heart) and 童 (child), suggesting a pure, heartfelt longing.
