未練

• 読み: みれん
• ローマ字: miren
• 漢字の分解: 未 (mi) — not yet; 練 (ren) — refine, work through
• 発音: /mi.ɾen/

意味

Lingering attachment; reluctance to let go; residual regret or affection for something past.

A noun describing the emotional state of being unable to fully relinquish something — a relationship, a past, or a missed opportunity. 未練がある means having lingering attachment, and 未練たらしい describes someone pathetically unable to move on. The word implies an unhealthy or futile clinging to what has already ended or cannot be attained.

例文

1. 別れた恋人への未練を断ち切れず、彼は毎晩昔の写真を見ていた。
2. 未練を残したまま故郷を離れたが、やがてそれが自分を成長させたと気づいた。
3. もう過ぎたことに未練を持ち続けても、前には進めない。

使い方ガイド

場面: romance, breakup, regret, personal growth

トーン: melancholic

起源と歴史

Compound of 未 (not yet, incomplete) and 練 (to refine, to train; here: to fully process and release). The combination suggests something emotionally unresolved — an attachment that has not yet been worked through.

文化的背景

時代: Pre-modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal