Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to long for, to yearn for, to hanker after, to be attracted by, to be drawn to, to aspire to, to admire, to adore.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
憧れる あこがれる
 
 
憬れる あこがれる
憧憬
 
 
憧憬れる あこがれる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

yearn after, long for, aspire to
あこが.れる トウ ショウ (11th, N1)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン こころ
juvenile, child
ドウ わらべ ぱ (3rd, N2)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)