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余燼 (よじん, yojin) Japanese meaning: smoldering embers | Kotomora
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Kanji 余 too much, myself, surplus Related words 残のこ り 火び 残り火 is a more common, everyday word for remaining embers. 余燼 is more literary and often carries a figurative nuance.
燃も えさし 燃えさし refers to something partially burned, like a half-burned log, rather than the glowing embers themselves.
Etymology Compound of 余 (yo, 'remaining') and 燼 (jin, 'embers'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of lingering fire.
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余よ
燼じん
が
くすぶり
続つづ
け
て
いる
。
The smoldering embers of war continue to burn.
