残念ながら

Japanese

Kanji in this term
残	念
ざん Grade: 4	ねん Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spellings
殘念ながら (kyūjitai) 残念乍ら

Etymology

残念(ざんねん) (zannen) + ながら (nagara)

Adverb

残(ざん)念(ねん)ながら • (zannen nagara) 

1. unfortunately

See also

• 生憎(あいにく) (ainiku)