憧憬|どうけいdoukei[0]heiban (flat)
しょうけいshoukei[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verblonging; yearning; aspiration; adoration
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 憧憬する（どうけいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 憧憬します（どうけいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 憧憬しない（どうけいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 憧憬しません（どうけいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 憧憬せず・憧憬せぬ（どうけいせず・どうけいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 憧憬した（どうけいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 憧憬しました（どうけいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 憧憬しなかった（どうけいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 憧憬しませんでした（どうけいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 憧憬して（どうけいして） |
| Potential | 憧憬できる（どうけいできる） |
| Passive | 憧憬される（どうけいされる） |
| Causative | 憧憬させる（どうけいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 憧憬させられる（どうけいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 憧憬すれば（どうけいすれば） |
| tara | 憧憬したら（どうけいしたら） |
| Volitional | 憧憬しよう（どうけいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 憧憬しましょう（どうけいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 憧憬しろ（どうけいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym憧れあこがれNeutralThe everyday noun for yearning or admiration; 「憧憬」 is simply its written, Sino-Japanese counterpart used in formal prose.
- Synonym憧れるあこがれるNeutralThe everyday verb: to yearn for or admire someone or something; synonymous with 「憧憬する」 and the natural choice in speech.
- Synonym慕うしたうNeutralA verb for loving and revering someone, sometimes following after them; stresses emotional attachment rather than aspiration to an ideal.
- Synonym思慕しぼWrittenWritten/formal prose. Longing with affection for a person, or for one's homeland, country and the like; carries more longing and attachment than 「憧憬」.
- Synonym想望そうぼうWrittenWritten/formal and very rare: longing while looking up to someone, or expectation. In daily speech say 「憧れ」.
- Related心酔しんすいWrittenWritten/formal. Being captivated by and devoted to a person or a doctrine; deeper than 「憧憬」, with a strong sense of immersion.
- Related慕情ぼじょうWrittenWritten/formal. A feeling of loving longing, found mostly in lyrics and poetry; leans toward romantic love.
- Antonym嫌悪けんおNeutralAntonym: disgust or hatred toward a person, thing or idea — the reverse of yearning for and admiring an ideal or person.
- Antonym軽蔑けいべつNeutralAntonym: contempt, looking down on someone as worthless — the reverse of respectful admiration and yearning.
Everyday speech uses 「憧れ」 and 「憧れる」; 「憧憬」 is the written, formal choice for essays and academic prose. For longing toward a person use 「思慕」, and for deep devotion to someone 「心酔」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
- 憧れること。
Kanji in this word
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