無縁

むえん

Meanings

1. の-adjective, な-adjective, Noun unrelated; unconnected; irrelevant; indifferent; divorced from; having nothing to do with one; being foreign to one Antonym: 有縁 (うえん).
2. の-adjective, Noun without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives
3. unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha Antonym: 有縁 (うえん).

Kanji

• 無 without. Read as ム.
• 縁 bond. Read as エン.

Example sentences

• ここ10年、病気とは無縁だ。
  I haven't been sick for the past ten years.

Words containing 無縁

• 無縁仏 (むえんぼとけ) person (or their spirit) who died with no one to tend their grave
• 無縁社会 (むえんしゃかい) society in which individuals are isolated and have weak personal links between each other
• 無縁墓地 (むえんぼち) cemetery for those who left no relatives behind

And 3 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists