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名残惜しい (なごりおしい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

名残なごり惜おしい

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

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reluctant to part; hard to say goodbye; lingering attachment

Expresses a feeling of not wanting to leave or end something enjoyable; often used when parting from people, places, or seasons.

楽たのしい旅りょ行こうが終おわって、名残なごり惜おしい気き持もちでいっぱいだ。
The fun trip is over, and I'm filled with a feeling of not wanting it to end.
彼かの女じょと別

わか

れる

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名残なごり

惜お

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て

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なかなか

駅えき

から

離はな

れ

られ

なかっ

た

。

I was so reluctant to part from her that I couldn't easily leave the station.

Written forms

名残なごり惜おしいUsage79%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
名な残ごり惜おしいUsage21%
Variant with okurigana り; less common but still encountered.

Kanji

名name, noted, distinguished
残remainder, leftover, balance
惜pity, be sparing of, frugal

Similar words

名残なごり
名残 is a noun meaning 'remnants' or 'vestiges', often of a past event or season. 名残惜しい is the adjective form expressing the emotional reluctance to let go of those remnants.
惜おしい
惜しい means 'regrettable' or 'too good to waste'. 名残惜しい combines this with 名残 to specifically express regret at parting.

Etymology

Compound of 名残 (nagori, 'remnants, vestiges') and 惜しい (oshii, 'regrettable, precious'). The combination naturally yields the meaning 'reluctant to part with the lingering traces'.