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憧

Long For
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingショウ、ドウ
Kun readingあこが.れる
JōyōGrade 8Level 27

Verbs with «憧»

憧れる
  1. to long for
  2. to yearn for
  3. to hanker after
  4. to be attracted by
  5. to be drawn to

Popular Usage

憧れる憧れ

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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Freud · state of mind · juvenile · vase · stand up (立) · computer

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 681

Compound words

憧れるあこがれる
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to
憧れあこがれ
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
憧れの的あこがれのまと
object of adoration, longing
憧憬どうけい
longing
憧憬れるあこがれる
to long for

Additional Examples

同時通訳が彼女の憧れだ。
Her dream is to become a simultaneous interpreter.tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Long for. 忄 (heart) + 童 (child) — a child's dream in the heart. 憧れ — longing.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 憧

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step