憧

long for; yearn after; aspire to; admire; adore

15 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 2259.

Readings

• あこがれる (kun reading): 憧れ (あこがれ) yearning; 憧れる (あこがれる) to long for
• ドウ (on reading): 憧憬 (どうけい) longing
• ショウ (on reading)
• トウ (on reading)

Components

• 忄
• 童
• ⺖ radical heart, left-side form of 心
• 立 radical stand
• 里 radical village; ri

Words using 憧

• 憧れ (あこがれ) yearning
• 憧れる (あこがれる) to long for
• 憧れの的 (あこがれのまと) object of adoration, longing
• 憧憬 (どうけい) longing

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