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JLPT N1i-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

名残惜なごりおしい

nagorioshii

reluctant to part

Example sentences

  1. この愛鳥あいちょうともおさらばか、名残惜なごりおしいことだ。

    So it’s goodbye to this beloved bird, too. I’ll miss it.

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  2. 旅先たびさきを離はなれるのは名残惜なごりおしい。

    I’m reluctant to leave this place.

    Written by AI for Bebop

  3. 卒業式そつぎょうしきの後のち、名残惜なごりおしくて教室きょうしつに残のこった。

    After the graduation ceremony, I stayed in the classroom because I wasn’t ready to leave.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 名残惜

  • 名name; notedOnメイ・ミョウKunな
  • 残remainder; leftoverOnザン・サンKunのこる・のこす・そこなう
  • 惜pity; be sparing ofOnセキKunおしい・おしむ

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