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残念

ざんねん

regrettable, disappointing

Mnemonic

Bare bones with blades beside them, and a heart stuck on this moment. What is left over, and the feeling about it. Zan ざん, Nan ねん, the bus went as you reached the stop: ざんねん.

Worth knowing

残念ながら opens bad news, meaning unfortunately. It is disappointment rather than apology.

Built from

remain, leftover
歹 bare bones with blades beside them. What is still there once the rest has gone.
thought, sense
今 now + 心 heart

Words sharing these kanji

to remain, to be left over to leave, to reserve rest, leftover

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