名残惜しい

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
のこ(り) > ご(り)
Grade: 4

Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
名殘惜しい (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 名残 +‎ 惜しい

Pronunciation

Adjective

()(ごり)()しい (nagorioshiiなごりをしい (nagoriwosii)?-i (adverbial ()(ごり)()しく (nagorioshiku))

  1. to be reluctant to part, to feel broken-hearted at having to leave, to linger

Inflection

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN