Lingaku憧れる【あこがれる】
Frequency rank: 4,223.
- to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
Ichidan verb; intransitive verb
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- to long for; to yearn after
- to admire; to be attracted by
This usage expresses a deep desire or longing for something or someone, indicating an emotional connection or aspiration.
In this sense, it conveys a sense of admiration or attraction towards someone or something, highlighting a positive regard or inspiration derived from them.
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What I looked up to in Shota was not his 'strength'. It was his heroic courage to put his life on the line to carry out his convictions.
The more civilization advances, the more people long for nature.
It's not that I seriously like him. I just find him very attractive.
Many young people in the country long to live in the city.
I sometimes wish I could live a quiet retired sort of life but I doubt I could stand it for more than a few days.
One who longs for death is miserable, but more miserable is he who fears it.
Despite being fascinated with English, many Japanese don't even try to study it.
18. しょうがっこう小学校ていがくねん低学年のころ頃、ぼく僕はちち父にはいく俳句をおしえられ教えられ、はいじん俳人にあこがれた憧れた。たなばた七夕のねがいごと願い事もきごう「はいひと人になれますようにきごう」とかいた書いた。あれからさんじゅうねん３０年、ねがい願いはかなった。いま今やぼく僕はまぎれもない紛れもないはいじん廃人だ。
When I was in my first years of grade school, my father taught me a haiku and I longed to be a poet. On my Tanabata wish, I also wrote "Please make me a poet". Thirty years have passed and my wish has been granted. I am without doubt an invalid.