縁遠い

えんどおい

Meanings

1. い-adjective unconnected; weakly related; alien; far beyond (one's means, ability)
2. having little prospect of marriage

Kanji

• 縁 bond. Read as エン.
• 遠 far. Read as とおい.

Example sentences

• 狂気とはそこまで我々にとって縁遠いものではない。
  Madness is not so far from ourselves.

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