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Kanji Detail for 憧 - "to yearn, to admire, to aspire"

憧

  • Meaning

    憧 means "to yearn, to admire, to aspire."

    1. Yearn - To long for; to desire deeply.

    2. Admire - To look up to; to respect.

    3. Aspire - To seek to attain.

  • Words using 憧

    • 憧れの的 あこがれのまと Listen object of adoration, longing

  • Tattoo check: 憧

    • Verified meaning: to yearn, to admire, to aspire
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あこ, あこがれ, しょう)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 憧

    Given names 憧(あこ)Listen 憧(あこがれ)Listen

    Surnames 憧(しょう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    irresolute, indecisive; yearn for

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    used in 憧憬[chong1 jing3]; used in 憧憧[chong1 chong1]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    indecisive, irresolute; to yearn for

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    憧憧: Unsettled mind. | Same as 憃. Dull and confused. | 憧憬: Like imagining.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    doh(ドウ) ドウ

    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

    toh(トウ) トウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    akoga.reru(あこが-れる) あこが-れる

  • Strokes

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    15 strokes

  • Radical

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    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    to yearn to admire to aspire longing desire dream hope pine crave aspiration hanker hunger pursue wish seek restlessness

Sentences including 憧

  • I admire Tom.

  • I admired Tom.

  • I admire you.

  • She adores him.

  • She adores her elder brother.

  • Her dream is to become a simultaneous interpreter.

  • Rural life appeals to me very much.

  • He'd love to live in the city.

  • Tom is yearning to live in the country.

  • He thought of them yearning for fame.

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