むえん
無縁
unrelated; unconnected; irrelevant; indifferent; divorced from; having nothing to do with one; being foreign to one
N5Common wordNo-adjective
No-adjective, Na-adjective, Noun
unrelated•unconnected•irrelevant•indifferent•divorced from•having nothing to do with one•being foreign to one
No-adjective, Noun
without relations (esp. of a deceased person)•having no surviving relatives
No-adjective, Noun
unrelated to the teachings of Buddha•unable to be saved by Buddha
Example Sentences
この金属は錆とは無縁です。
This metal is free of rust.
彼はその事件とまったく無縁ではない。
He is involved in the case a little.
当時、貧乏は彼らにとっては無縁なものと思われた。
Poverty seemed to have nothing to do with them in those days.
現代の日本で錬金術といえば、比喩的にしか使われない。モラルや羞恥心と無縁の政治屋や宗教家が、不正な手段でカネもうけをするときに。
In present day Japan, "alchemy" is only used metaphorically; to refer to improper means of making money by politicians or religious hucksters with no morals or shame.