EntryCommonJLPT N1WaniKani 59
  1. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

    彼は彼女の恵まれた才能にあこがれを抱いた。
    He longed for her talented skills.

Also written 憬れ【あこがれ】

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Characters in this word

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yearn after, long for, aspire to, admire, adore

Kun
あこが.れる
On
ショウトウドウ
Strokes
15
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
2259 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 59

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Dictionary and index codes (19)
CodeReference
1-3-12SKIP code
4k12.5The Kanji Dictionary
9001.4Four corner code
61a7Unicode hex code
1-38-20JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1767Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1982New Nelson (John Haig)
899Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
511Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
664Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2280Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
681Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
11242Morohashi
2077Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1853Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
chong1Pinyin reading
dongKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
59WaniKani level