名残
なごり · nagori · JLPT N1 · noun
memory
名 (name) + 残 (remain) = what remains of a name: traces left behind after something has passed
名 means name or fame, and 残 means remainder or leftover. Together they describe traces and memories that stay after an event or a person is gone.
名 — evening 夕 + mouth 口
A compound ideograph: in the dark of evening (夕), one cannot recognize others by sight, so the mouth (口) calls out a name to identify oneself. The original sense of 'name' broadened to include reputation, fame, and a measure word for people.
残 — 歹 (bones/death) + 戔 (small/cut, phonetic)
A semantic-phonetic compound: 歹 (bare bones, death) gives the meaning of harm or ruin, while 戔 (two 戈 spears, suggesting cutting) supplies the sound. Originally meant to injure or destroy, later extended to 'remnant, leftover' — what remains after damage.