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Meaning of 残念 in Japanese
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残念JLPT 4
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Kana Readingざんねん
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Romajizannen
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- deplorable; bad luck; regret; disappointment
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Examples of 残念, ざんねん in a sentence
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あの、私、残念ですが小用が御座いますので、この辺りで失礼致しますね。
Ah, unfortunately there is a small matter I need to attend to so I'll take my leave now.
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生粋のお嬢様だからな。残念ながら悪戯とかじゃなくてあれで素だ。
She's pure bred blue-blood you see. Unfortunately that's no sort of put-on but her natural self.
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It's a shame the way old people are treated.
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I'm sorry to hear that you got a divorce.
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I do think that it is a pity.
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It is a pity that some people starve to death even in the midst of plenty.
Related Kanji
念
JLPT 3
8 strokes
wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention
On'Yomi: ネン
Kun'Yomi:
残
JLPT 3
10 strokes
remainder, leftover, balance
On'Yomi: ザン, サン
Kun'Yomi: のこ.る, のこ.す, そこな.う, のこ.り