余韻

よいん

Meanings

1. Noun reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); trailing note
2. lingering memory; aftertaste
3. suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)

Kanji

• 余 surplus. Read as ヨ.
• 韻 rhyme. Read as イン.

Example sentences

• 観客はコンサートの余韻に浸っていた。
  The audience was immersed in an aftertaste of the concert.

Common phrases

• 余韻に浸る
• 余韻が残る
• 余韻を残す

Words containing 余韻

• 余韻嫋々 (よいんじょうじょう) (sound) lingering in the air

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