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Japanese
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名殘り (kyūjitai)
名残
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Etymology
Possibly from abbreviation of 波 (nami, “wave”) + 残り (nokori, “remainder”), i.e. “the remainder of a wave”.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
名残り • (nagori)
- vestiges, remains, relics
- the sadness of saying goodbye
- parting
References
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN