This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

残念ながら、冗談ではないんです。

Sentence Analyzer

残念 ながら 冗談 ない です

English Translation

I'm afraid not.

Furigana

残念(ざんねん)ながら、冗談(じょうだん)ではないんです。

Romanji

Zannen nagara, jōdan de wa nai n desu.

Words

残念 (ざんねん)
deplorable; bad luck; regret; disappointment
乍ら (ながら)
while; during; as; while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding; all; both; as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears")
冗談 (じょうだん、ぎだん、げだん)
jest; joke; funny story
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix
()
yes; yeah; uh huh; negative verb ending used in informal speech (abbr. of negative verb ending "nu"); abbr. of particle "no"; abbr. of particle "ni" (used especially when it precedes the verb "naru")
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: ザン、 サン、 のこ.る、 のこ.す、 そこな.う、 のこ.り
Meanings: remainder, leftover, balance
Reading: ネン
Meanings: wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention
Reading: ジョウ
Meanings: superfluous, uselessness
Reading: ダン
Meanings: discuss, talk