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憬 yǐng


: awaken, rouse
: become conscious

Kun Reading

憬れ | あこがれ akogare

noun | no-adjective
: yearning; longing; aspiration

憬れる | あこがれる akogareru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

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ケイ kei

 Usage:

憬然 jing3ran2: to be aware; to be knowing
憧憬 chong1jing3: to long for; to look forward to; longing; vision for future
[憧憬 | どうけい doukei OR しょうけい shoukei: longing; aspiration]



Chinese expression
美好憧憬 mei3hao3 chong1jing3
: happy yearning

滿懷憧憬 [满怀憧憬] man3huai2 chong1jing3
: to be full of expectation

 Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
忄 (xin1: heart radical 61) suggests the meaning while
(jing3: scene) provides the sound.



 Examples:
none applicable

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary