1.
longing; yearning; aspiration
A deep, often wistful desire for something distant or idealized, such as a place, time period, or way of life.
海外への憧憬。
A longing for foreign lands.
彼は古き良き時代に憧憬を抱いている。
He yearns for the good old days.
子供の頃からパリに憧憬を持っていた。
I've had a longing for Paris since childhood.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 憧憬を抱く - to harbor a longing
- 憧憬を持つ - to have a yearning
- Xへの憧憬 - longing for X
REGISTER:
This is a literary, somewhat formal word. The more common everyday expression for "to long for" or "to admire" is 憧れる.
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 憧れ - longing, admiration (more common)
- 憧れる - to long for, to admire (verb form)
NOTE:
憧憬 has a more literary, nostalgic, or wistful nuance compared to 憧れ.