憧 – yearn after, long for, aspire to

15 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#2259 in newspaper frequencyN2 vocabulary

The kanji 憧 means yearn after, long for, aspire to, admire, adore. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ショウ、トウ、ドウ (shou, tou, dou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is あこが.れる (akogareru). It is written with 15 strokes, under radical 心 (no. 61).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ショウ	shou
On’yomi	トウ	tou
On’yomi	ドウ	dou
Kun’yomi	あこが.れる	akogareru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 心 (Kangxi radical 61). Components: 忙・里・立.

Words using 憧

憧れるあこがれるto long for憧れあこがれyearning

Kanji with the same radical

意性思心感情必応急態想念悪憲愛惑

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