余韻

• 読み: よいん
• ローマ字: yoin
• 漢字の分解: 余 (yo/noko) — remaining, excess; 韻 (in) — rhyme, reverberation, sound
• 発音: /jo̞in/

意味

Lingering sound; reverberation; aftertaste; the lasting impression something leaves behind.

A noun referring to the resonance or impression that lingers after something has ended. Applied to music (the fading resonance after a note), literature (emotional reverberations after reading), and sensory experience (the aftertaste of food or wine). Carries an aesthetically positive connotation related to the classical Japanese concept of 余情 (lingering sentiment) and 幽玄 (profound subtlety).

例文

1. 演奏が終わっても余韻が会場全体に漂っていた。
2. 映画の余韻に浸りながら、しばらく席を立てなかった。
3. 料理の余韻として、わずかな酸味が舌に残った。

使い方ガイド

場面: arts, music, literature, food, aesthetics

トーン: positive

起源と歴史

Compound of 余 (remaining, excess) and 韻 (rhyme, reverberation, sound). Together they evoke the 'remaining sound' — the resonance that persists after the source has stopped. Central to Japanese classical aesthetics.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated