| ど | う | 
|---|---|
| 憧 | 
| け | い | 
|---|---|
| 憬 | 
noun, takes する, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- longing, yearning, aspiration, adoration.
 
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
                                
 
  | 
                            憧憬 | どうけい | |||||||
                                
 
  | 
                            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)
juvenile, child
ドウ わらべ ぱ (3rd, N2)
yearn for, aspire to, admire
ケイ あこが.れる (11th)