Word Meaning 残念なことに

ざんねんなことに zannennakotoni

残念なことに is read as ざんねんなことに (zannennakotoni) and means unfortunately.

Meaning

English

  1. unfortunately

Reading

Kana

ざんねんなことに

Romaji

zannennakotoni

Writing Variants

  • 残念な事に ざんねんなことに zannennakoto ni

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 97881 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

残念

ざんねん

regrettable

残念会

ざんねんかい

consolation party (held after failure or defeat)

残念に思う

ざんねんにおもう

to repent

残念がる

ざんねんがる

to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.)

残念なこと

ざんねんなこと

unfortunate thing

残念ながら

ざんねんながら

unfortunately

残念無念

ざんねんむねん

deep regret

残念至極

ざんねんしごく

deep regret

残念賞

ざんねんしょう

consolation prize

大変残念

たいへんざんねん

deep regret

残高

ざんだか

(bank) balance

残業

ざんぎょう

overtime (work)

Example Sentences

5

Unfortunately, there was no one around.

Unfortunately, the food supplies gave out before the end of winter.

Sadly, my father no longer belongs to the group.

Very regrettably, 1,900 square meters of land become desert every second.

Unfortunately, three days ago a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Japan's Tohoku region.