無縁(むえん)

むえん
noun, no-adjective
unrelated, having no connection
abstract
1. unrelated, having no connection, nothing to do with
Having no relationship, connection, or involvement with something. Used to express that something is completely irrelevant to or separate from one's life or experience.
犯罪(はんざい)とは無縁(むえん)の生活(せいかつ)を送(おく)っている。
I lead a life that has nothing to do with crime.
彼(かれ)はギャンブルとは無縁(むえん)の人(ひと)だ。
He is someone who has nothing to do with gambling.
都会(とかい)に住(す)んでいると、自然(しぜん)とは無縁(むえん)の暮(く)らしになりがちだ。
When you live in the city, you tend to lead a life disconnected from nature.

Common patterns

Typically used in the pattern ～とは無縁(むえん) (having nothing to do with ~) or as a の-adjective: 無縁(むえん)の世界(せかい) (an unrelated world).

Usage

Combines 無(む) (without) and 縁(えん) (connection, ties). Also has a Buddhist meaning of having no karmic connection, and in modern social contexts, 無縁(むえん)社会(しゃかい) (disconnected society) refers to the growing problem of social isolation in Japan.

Common collocations

  • ～とは無縁(むえん): having nothing to do with ~
  • 無縁(むえん)社会(しゃかい): disconnected society
  • 無縁(むえん)仏(ぼとけ): unclaimed dead (Buddhist term)
  • 無縁(むえん)の世界(せかい): a world one has no connection to

Related Words

Related: 縁(えん) (connection, fate)
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