余よ韻いん嫋じょう々じょう

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle

lingering sound; trailing notes

Archaic yojijukugo describing a sound that hangs in the air after the source has stopped, especially the fading resonance of a bell. Rare in modern Japanese; the simpler 余韻 is the usual word.

• 鐘かねの音おとが余よ韻いん嫋々じょうじょうと響ひびき渡わたった。

  The sound of the bell lingered resonantly in the air.