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憧れる [ichi1] 憬れる [rK] 憧憬れる [sK]
あこがれる [ichi1]
1. [v1,vi]
▶ to long for
▶ to yearn for
▶ to hanker after
▶ to be attracted by
▶ to be drawn to
▶ to aspire to
▶ to admire
▶ to adore

Conjugations


History:
7. A 2024-02-08 22:13:18  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
6. A* 2024-02-08 16:23:38  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, prog, luminous
  Diff:
@@ -24 +24,5 @@
-<gloss>to yearn after</gloss>
+<gloss>to yearn for</gloss>
+<gloss>to hanker after</gloss>
+<gloss>to be attracted by</gloss>
+<gloss>to be drawn to</gloss>
+<gloss>to aspire to</gloss>
@@ -26,2 +30 @@
-<gloss>to be attracted by</gloss>
-<gloss>to aspire (to)</gloss>
+<gloss>to adore</gloss>
5. A 2024-02-06 03:48:57  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I think it's just this sense. The Kokugos have several senses, but not this one, AFAICT.
  Diff:
@@ -27,6 +27 @@
-</sense>
-<sense>
-<pos>&v1;</pos>
-<pos>&vi;</pos>
-<gloss>to want to become (e.g. a doctor)</gloss>
-<gloss>to aspire to be</gloss>
+<gloss>to aspire (to)</gloss>
4. A* 2024-01-24 17:32:37  Brian Krznarich <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=に憧れ
(人)に憧れの仕事を失わせる
cost someone his dream job
白衣の天使に憧れる
yearn to be a nurse

Some professions I guessed:
医者に憧れ	192
冒険者に憧れ	215	 
獣医に憧れ	77	  
弁護士に憧れ	184	
看護婦に憧れ	64
看護師に憧れ	202
サラリーマンに憧れ	196
社員に憧れ	66
宇宙飛行士に憧れ	242
スターに憧れる	577	?


Ambiguous. Admire a specific ballplayer, want to be a ballplayer:
選手に憧れ	3893
イチロー選手に憧れ	64	  

And this is neat:
有名人に憧れる
https://eikaiwa.dmm.com/uknow/questions/8851/
1. I admire celebrities.
2. I've wanted to be a celebrity.


https://kimini.online/blog/archives/20378
Harry has been longing to become an actor.
訳)ハリーは俳優に憧れていた。
My son longs to be a vet.     <--- note: we do not typically use "longs for" for the aspirations of children.... "wants"
訳)私の息子は獣医に憧れている。  

Not a profession per se:
https://eikaiwa.dmm.com/uknow/questions/44773/
She longs to become a mother.
(彼女は母に憧れている。)
I've always wanted to be a teacher.  
→ずっと先生になりたかった(先生に憧れていた)。 <--- direct comparison of なりたい and  憧れる
I've always wanted to be an actor.
→ずっと俳優になりたかった(俳優に憧れていた)
I've always wanted to be a mom.
→ずっとお母さんになりたかった(お母さんに憧れていた)。
  Comments:
Perhaps also/instead: "to dream of becoming".

I've seen this a couple of times now as [profession]に憧れていた.  If I just google "に憧れ" I get hits like:
私の息子は獣医に憧れている
and this:
「私は弁護士に憧れて、法学部に入りました。」

None of the current glosses seem to handle this.

We could squeeze the senses into [1], but they are at odds with other, and both [1] and [2] are possible for the same structure depending on context. Eijiro currently has, for example:
スターに憧れる
star-struck

But I'll bet "I wanted to be a movie star" is also possible.  Giving two senses makes it explicit that this ambiguity exists.

My most recent sighting: お前は冒険者なのか。俺もずっと昔、冒険者に憧れていた。-> "I used to dream of being an adventurer too".  Other(better) translation: You're an adventurer? I wanted to be one a long time ago.
  Diff:
@@ -27,0 +28,6 @@
+<sense>
+<pos>&v1;</pos>
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
+<gloss>to want to become (e.g. a doctor)</gloss>
+<gloss>to aspire to be</gloss>
+</sense>
3. A 2022-08-14 11:50:02  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -10,0 +11,4 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>憧憬れる</keb>
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
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