未練(みれん)

みれん
noun, na-adjective
regret, lingering attachment
emotion
1. regret, lingering attachment
Reluctance to let go; continued attachment to something that is over.
元(もと)カノに未練(みれん)がある。
I still have feelings for my ex-girlfriend.
未練(みれん)を断(た)ち切(き)る。
To cut off lingering attachments.
未練(みれん)たらしい態度(たいど)を取(と)るな。
Don't act so clingy/regretful.

未練(みれん) describes a lingering attachment to something that has ended.

Common patterns

  • 未練(みれん)がある: to have lingering feelings
  • 未練(みれん)を断(た)ち切(き)る: to cut off lingering attachments
  • 未練(みれん)を残(のこ)す: to leave regrets behind
  • 未練(みれん)がましい: clingy, showing inability to let go
  • 未練(みれん)たらしい: pathetically attached

Usage

Often used about past relationships, jobs, or missed opportunities. Generally carries a negative connotation - suggesting inability to move forward. As a na-adjective: 未練(みれん)な態度(たいど) (an attitude showing lingering attachment).

Similar words

  • 未練(みれん): regretful attachment (negative)
  • 懐(なつ)かしい: nostalgic (neutral/positive)

Related Words

Related: 後悔(こうかい) (regret)
Compare: 懐(なつ)かしい (nostalgic)
Compare: 後(うし)ろ髪(がみ) (hair at the back of the head)
Compare: 心残(こころのこ)り (lingering regret)
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Added 2026.1.16 8:59 · Revised 2026.10.7 4:24
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