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未練がましい

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
れん
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
未練がましい (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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未練 (lingering attachment) +‎ がましい (smacks of)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) れんがまし [mìréńgámáshíꜜì] (Nakadaka – [6])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mʲiɾẽ̞ŋɡa̠ma̠ɕiː]

Adjective

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()(れん)がましい (mirengamashii-i (adverbial ()(れん)がましく (mirengamashiku))

  1. not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful

Inflection

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN