VOCABULARY
憧れ
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admiration
longing, aspiration, object of longing
noun
Example sentences
海外生活は私の憧れだ。
Living abroad is my aspiration.
彼女は皆の憧れの人だ。
She is someone everyone admires.
子供の頃からの憧れだった。
It was a longing I had since childhood.
医者になるのが長い憧れだ。
Becoming a doctor is a long-held aspiration.
Practice exercises
1
彼女は子供のころから女優が憧れだ。
She has admired actresses since she was a child.
Answer
憧れ
2
海外での生活は私の憧れだった。
Living abroad was my dream.
Answer
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3
彼は多くの若者にとって憧れの存在だ。
He is an admired figure for many young people.
Answer
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4
都会の生活への憧れを胸に、彼女は上京する決心をした。
With longing for city life in her heart, she made the decision to move to Tokyo.
Answer
憧れ
5
幼少期に抱いた職業への憧れが原動力となり、長年の努力の末にその夢を実現させた。
The longing for a career that he had nurtured since childhood became his driving force, and after years of effort he made that dream a reality.
Answer
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