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残り香 (のこりが) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

残のこり香が

also: のこりか

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Meanings

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noun

lingering scent; residual fragrance

Refers to a scent that remains after the source has gone, often used in poetic or literary contexts.

部屋へやには彼かの女じょの残のこり香がが漂ただよっていた。
Her lingering scent hung in the room.
花はなが枯かれた後あとも、残のこり香がが感

Written forms

残り香Usage100%
- のこりが
  Standard kanji spelling.
- のこりか
  Alternate reading のこりか is rare; のこりが is the standard reading.

かん

じ

られ

た

。

Even after the flowers withered, a residual fragrance could be sensed.

のこりか

Kanji

残remainder, leftover, balance
香incense, smell, perfume

Similar words

香かおり
香り is a general word for fragrance or aroma, while 残り香 specifically refers to a scent that lingers after the source is gone.
残のこり
残り means 'remainder' or 'leftover' in a broad sense; 残り香 narrows it to a lingering scent.

Etymology

Compound of 残り (nokori, 'remaining') + 香 (ka/ga, 'fragrance'). The reading のこりが is a rendaku form of か.