JLPT N4 · な-adjective

残念 (zannen)

残念 (ざんねん, zannen) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “regrettable; unfortunate”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ざんねん
Romaji: zannen
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing · な-adjective, noun

Example sentences

お伺いできないのが残念です。

I regret to say I can't come.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 残念

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	残念だ	ざんねんだ zannenda
Present (polite)	残念です	ざんねんです zannendesu
Negative	残念じゃない	ざんねんじゃない zannenjanai
Past	残念だった	ざんねんだった zannendatta
Negative past	残念じゃなかった	ざんねんじゃなかった zannenjanakatta
Te-form	残念で	ざんねんで zannende
Before a noun	残念な	ざんねんな zannenna
Adverb (~ni)	残念に	ざんねんに zannenni

Kanji in 残念

残

remainder, leftover, balanceザン・サン・のこ.る・のこ.す · 10 strokes

念

wish, sense, ideaネン · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 残念.

残るのこるto remain残すのこすto leave (behind)残りのこりremainder残らずのこらずall残酷ざんこくcruel残高ざんだか(bank) balance名残なごりremains残金ざんきんremaining money記念きねんcommemoration観念かんねんidea念ねんsense念願ねんがんone's heart's desire概念がいねんgeneral idea無念むねんregret

Source: JMdict entry 1304680 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.