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憬 means 'yearn for'

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Strokes : 15    Frequency: 3278   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-50    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 2 words   Used in 3 words   Used in 4 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ケイ
Additional readings
Kun    あこがれる to yearn for
Notes
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Our kanji will fill you with yearning, pining, and adoration. You can use it in a highbrow way when describing deep stirrings of the spirit and the life you long to have, or you can use it to talk about people you idolize or find hot. Learn about a festival featuring bamboo lanterns, illuminated buildings, and a "Path of Yearning." See how much 憬 shares with 憧 and how little sets them apart.
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Components
⿰  忄 (心) heart  景 scenery  
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憧 yearn for  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 憬 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 憬 is used 3 times, read 2 ways.
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し ょ う け い 0
longing; aspiration
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あこがれる : 2 words FIND ALL
あ こ が れ 0
Most common form: 憧れ
yearning; longing; aspiration
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An additional 憧 less common words include 憬 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: -  Joy o' Kanji : 1997  Key to Kanji: - 

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憬
ケイ   yearn for
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景
ケイ   scenery
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
京
キョウ   ケイ    capital   
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小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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亠
lid
忄
heart
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