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ざんねん【残念】

zannen

Definition

Noun, expression

  1. Unfortunate, regrettable, deplorable, (by) bad luck
    1. 残念だ。
      zannen da.
      "How unfortunate", "What a shame"
    2. 残念ながら
      zannen nagara
      "It's unfortunate, but...", "Unfortunately..."

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Kanji残念
Kanaざんねん
Romanizationzannen

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, May 6). ざんねん【残念】 : zannen | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 20, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/141/zannen/.