名残(なごり)

なごり
noun
traces; remnants; lingering effects; parting
1. traces; remnants; lingering effects
What remains after something has passed or ended; vestiges of the past.
冬(ふゆ)の名残(なごり)がまだ残(のこ)っている。
Traces of winter still remain.
この建物(たてもの)には昔(むかし)の名残(なごり)がある。
This building has remnants of the past.
台風(たいふう)の名残(なごり)で風(かぜ)がまだ強(つよ)い。
The wind is still strong as a lingering effect of the typhoon.
城跡(しろあと)に戦国(せんごく)時代(じだい)の名残(なごり)を見(み)ることができる。
You can see remnants of the Warring States period at the castle ruins.
夏(なつ)の名残(なごり)を惜(お)しみながら、最後(さいご)の花火(はなび)大会(たいかい)を楽(たの)しんだ。
Savoring the last traces of summer, we enjoyed the final fireworks festival.
2. reluctance to part; attachment at parting
The feeling of sadness or reluctance when separating from someone or something.
名残(なごり)惜(お)しいが、そろそろ帰(かえ)らなければ。
I'm reluctant to leave, but I must go soon.
卒業式(そつぎょうしき)の後(あと)、名残(なごり)を惜(お)しんで友達(ともだち)と写真(しゃしん)を撮(と)り続(つづ)けた。
After the graduation ceremony, reluctant to part, we kept taking photos with our friends.
留学(りゅうがく)先(さき)での生活(せいかつ)が名残(なごり)惜(お)しくて、なかなか飛行機(ひこうき)に乗(の)る気(き)になれなかった。
I was so reluctant to leave my life studying abroad that I could hardly bring myself to get on the plane.
別(わか)れの名残(なごり)惜(お)しさに、駅(えき)のホームでいつまでも手(て)を振(ふ)っていた。
Reluctant to say goodbye, we kept waving on the station platform for the longest time.

Etymology

From 波(な)残(ごり) (waves remaining) - originally the traces left on the shore after waves recede.

Common expressions

Cultural note

名残(なごり) evokes a poetic sense of transience and the bittersweet feelings associated with endings. It's often used in seasonal references (名残(なごり)の桜(さくら), the last cherry blossoms).

Similar words

  • 面影(おもかげ) (traces, vestiges) - focuses on visual memory or resemblance
  • 名残(なごり) - broader, includes physical traces and emotional attachment

Related Words

Related: 面影(おもかげ) (vestiges)
Related: 惜(お)しむ (to be reluctant to part with)
Compare: 跡形(あとかた) (trace)
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Added 2026.1.18 12:30 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02
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