Vocabulary

What does 憧れる (あこがれる, akogareru) mean?

憧れる (あこがれる, akogareru) means to admire, to long for, to yearn for.

Quick facts
Readingあこがれる
Romajiakogareru
Part of speechichidan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
あこがれる
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonakogareru

to admire, to long for, to yearn for

  1. 1ichidan verb · intransitive to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after

Example sentences

  • I long for city life.

  • As a child, I dreamed of becoming a doctor.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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