あこが
憧
　
れ

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. yearning, longing, aspiration, adoration, admiration.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
あこが
憧
　
れ
 憧れ あこがれ ✔
あこが
憬
　
れ
 憬れ あこがれ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

yearn after, long for, aspire to
あこが.れる　トウ　ショウ (Late High School, 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)