残念

ひらがな

ざんねん

adj

with connotations of pity, sadness, disappointment, and shame / with connotations of vexation or mortification (often used to end a sentence)

彼が試験に落ちたのは本当に残念だ。

It's really a pity that he failed the exam.

意味（1）

with connotations of pity, sadness, disappointment, and shame

Zannen na koto ni, kaji de ōku no kaiga ga ushinawarechatta.Unfortunately, many paintings were lost in the fire.

意味（2）

with connotations of vexation or mortification (often used to end a sentence)

Kateta hazu datta sakkā no shiai ni makete zannen da.I feel regretful losing the soccer game that we should have won.