憧れる
あこがれる · akogareru · JLPT N2 · verb-ichidan
to long for
🌠 From old akugaru: your heart leaves its place and drifts toward what you want
Classical あくがる joined aku (place) + karu (to leave): the soul wandering off from where it belongs. The kanji 憧 pairs the heart radical 忄 with 童 (child): a child's heart reaching for something out of reach.