恋こい焦こがれる

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Meanings

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ichidan verb, intransitive verb

yearn for; pine for; be consumed with love

Describes intense, often painful longing for someone, typically romantic. Conveys a sense of burning desire or lovesickness.

彼かれは遠とおく離はなれた恋こい人びとに恋こい焦こがれている。
He is pining for his lover who is far away.
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恋こい

焦こ

がれ

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She had been yearning for him for years.

Written forms

恋こい焦こがれるUsage23%
Standard kanji spelling.
恋こい焦こがれるUsage51%
Variant with okurigana い, less common but still seen.
恋こいこがれるUsage26%
search-only kanji form

Kanji

恋romance, in love, yearn for
焦char, hurry, impatient

Similar words

恋こい慕したう
恋い慕う also means to yearn for someone romantically, but is less intense and more about adoration and longing affection, while 恋焦がれる emphasizes a burning, almost painful obsession.
憧あこがれる
憧れる means to admire or long for something ideal (a person, lifestyle, etc.), not necessarily romantic or painful. 恋焦がれる is specifically romantic and implies suffering from unfulfilled love.

Etymology

Compound of 恋 (koi, 'love') + 焦がれる (kogareru, 'to yearn, burn with desire'). The verb 焦がれる itself derives from 焦がる (kogaru), related to 焦げる (kogeru, 'to be scorched'), metaphorically expressing a burning passion.