無縁
むえん
muen
JMdict entry #1529660
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nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
unrelated; unconnected; irrelevant; indifferent; divorced from; having nothing to do with one; being foreign to one
antonym: 有縁・2
- nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'noun (common) (futsuumeishi) without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives
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nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Buddhism
unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
antonym: 有縁・1
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼はその事件とまったく無縁ではない。
kare ha sono jiken to mattaku muen de ha nai 。
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。
touji 、 binbou ha kare ra ni toxtsu te ha muen na mono to omowa re ta 。
Poverty seemed to have nothing to do with them in those days.
この金属は錆とは無縁です。
kono kinzoku ha sabi to ha muen desu 。
This metal is free of rust.
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。
gendai no nippon de renkin jutsu to ie ba 、 hiyu teki ni shika tsukawa re nai 。 moraru ya shuuchi shin to muen no seiji ya ya shuukyou ka ga 、 fusei na shudan de kanemouke wo suru toki ni 。
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.