noun, takes する, transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. longing, yearning, aspiration, adoration.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
憧憬 どうけい
しょ
憧憬 しょうけい

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)
yearn for, aspire to, admire
ケイ あこが.れる (11th)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン こころ
scenery, view
ケイ かげ (4th, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
capital, 10**16
キョウ キン ケイ (2nd, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)