憧れ

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
憧
あこが
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
憬れ

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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憧(あこが)れ • (akogare) 

  1. yearning; longing
    未知(みち)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

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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