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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

残念(ざんねん)なことに、火事(かじ)で多(おお)くの絵画(かいが)が失(うしな)われちゃった。

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)

勝(か)てたはずだったサッカーの試合(しあい)に負(ま)けて残念(ざんねん)だ。

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