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N1Vocabulary
憧憬
しょうけい
longing; yearning
Readings
- On
- 憧:ショウ 憬:ケイ
- Kun
- 憧:あこが(れる)
Examples
海外生活への憧憬がある。
I have a yearning for life abroad.
Questions that use this word
N1 3From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.
- N1N1 漢字
「憧憬」の意味として最も適切なものはどれか。
Answer: 理想や人物への強い憧れ
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