むえん
Muen
無縁 (Muen) is a Japanese adjectival noun meaning “unrelated, unconnected, irrelevant, indifferent”.
Meanings
- adjectival noun, na-adjective, noununrelated; unconnected; irrelevant; indifferent; divorced from; having nothing to do with one
- adjectival noun, nounwithout relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives
- adjectival noun, noununrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
Examples
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.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).