Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

2259 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 15

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

Kunyomi: あこが.れる

Onyomi: ショウ トウ ドウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: heart

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ドウケイ longing, yearning, aspiration, adoration

ドウケイ longing, yearning, aspiration, adoration

Kunyomi Examples

れる あこがれる to long for, to yearn after, to admire, to be attracted by