憧れ (あこがれ): yearning, longing, aspiration — Japanese vocabulary
憧れ is read あこがれ and means "yearning, longing, aspiration". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
憧れ
- Reading
- あこがれ · akogare
- Translation
- yearning, longing, aspiration
- Level
- JLPT N1
- Pitch accent
- あこがれが
Example
彼は彼女の恵まれた才能にあこがれを抱いた。
かれはかのじょのめぐまれたさいのうにあこがれをいだいた。
He longed for her talented skills.
Kanji in this word
- 憧 — yearning, admire
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