憧憬

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Chinese

irresolute; unsettled awaken
simp. and trad.
(憧憬)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial () (24) (28)
Final () (7) (112)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter tsyhowng kjwaengX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/t͡ɕʰɨoŋ/ /kˠwiæŋX/
Pan
Wuyun
/t͡ɕʰioŋ/ /kʷᵚiaŋX/
Shao
Rongfen
/t͡ɕʰioŋ/ /kiuaŋX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/cʰuawŋ/ /kwiajŋX/
Li
Rong
/t͡ɕʰioŋ/ /kiuɐŋX/
Wang
Li
/t͡ɕʰĭwoŋ/ /kĭwɐŋX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/t͡ɕʰi̯woŋ/ /ki̯wɐŋX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
chōng jiǒng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
cung1 gwing2

Verb

憧憬

  1. to long for; to yearn for; to look forward to

Synonyms

Noun

憧憬

  1. vision for the future

Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
どう
Grade: S
けい
Grade: S
on'yomi
This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “高山樗牛の「文は人なり」の序言(姉崎嘲風)に「憧憬といふ新熟字も、この思ひを表はすために、初めは惝怳として居たのを、僕と二人で憧憬と作り上げたので、この時代の心持ちを表はしたかったのである」とあるように、この二人が、ともに「あこがれる」ことを意味する「憧」と「憬」を組み合わせて造ったといわれる和製漢語。「理想の状態を望む」ことを意味する抽象的な語は、それまで日本語には存在せず、漢籍に基づく「惝怳(しょうきょう)」が用いられていた。”

Alternative forms

  • (uncommon) 憧憬(しょうけい) (shōkei)

Pronunciation

Noun

(どう)(けい) (dōkeiどうけい (doukei)?

  1. longing
Synonyms

Verb

(どう)(けい)する (dōkei suruどうけい (doukei)?suru (stem (どう)(けい) (dōkei shi), past (どう)(けい)した (dōkei shita))

  1. to long for
Conjugation
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: S
けい
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(しょう)(けい) (shōkeiしようけい (syoukei)?

  1. (uncommon) Alternative form of 憧憬 (dōkei, longing)

Verb

(しょう)(けい)する (shōkei suruしようけい (syoukei)?suru (stem (しょう)(けい) (shōkei shi), past (しょう)(けい)した (shōkei shita))

  1. (uncommon) Alternative form of 憧憬する (dōkei suru, to long for)
Conjugation

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

憧憬 (donggyeong) (hangeul 동경)

  1. Hanja form? of 동경 (yearning; longing).