残念 (ざんねん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

残念 (ざんねん) means disappointment / regret.

See example sentences below.

残念 at a glance

残念

ざんねんzannen

N4adj

disappointment / regret

残念ざんねんzannenN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

disappointment / regret

Example 1

テストでいい点がとれなくて残念です。

Translation

I'm disappointed I couldn't get a good score on the test.

Example 2

行きたかったけど、雨で残念です。

Translation

I wanted to go, but it's disappointing because of the rain.