余よ蘖げつ

noun

sprouts from a stump

Only when written 余蘖

Literary or classical term for new shoots growing from a tree stump. Rare in modern Japanese; the common word is ひこばえ (蘖え).

See also: 蘖え

• 古ふるい切きり株かぶから余よ蘖げつが生はえている。

  Sprouts are growing from the old stump.

noun

ruined family surviving through a descendant

Only when written 余孽

Figurative, literary term for a fallen family that persists through a remaining descendant. Very rare; used in historical or classical contexts.

• その名めい家かは没ぼつ落らくしたが、余よ孽げつとして一人ひとりの孫まごが残のこった。

  The distinguished family fell into ruin, but one grandchild remained as a last descendant.