残念
残念
ざんねんRegrettable, too bad, a shame
N4na-adjective·zannen
How to remember it
残 (remain) + 念 (thought) — a lingering thought of what could have been.
Example sentences
雨で試合が中止になって残念です。
あめでしあいがちゅうしになってざんねんです。
It's too bad the game was canceled because of the rain.
行けなくて残念でした。
いけなくてざんねんでした。
It was a shame I couldn't go.
Usage
na-adjective/noun; 残念ですね is the standard 'that's too bad' sympathy phrase.
Related words
残念ながら惜しいがっかり無念