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unrelated; irrelevant; having no connection
Having no relation or connection to something. Used to describe things, people, or matters that are not involved or connected.
その事件とは無関係です。
I am unrelated to that incident.
年齢に無関係に参加できる。
Anyone can participate regardless of age.
この問題は私たちの生活と無関係ではなく、一人ひとりが考えるべきだ。
This issue is not unrelated to our daily lives, and each person should think about it.
A compound of 無 (without, non-) and 関係 (relation, connection).
COMMON PATTERNS:
- ～とは無関係だ (to be unrelated to ~)
- ～に無関係に (regardless of ~)
- 無関係ではない (not unrelated — i.e., is actually connected)
- 無関係な人 (an uninvolved person, a bystander)
The pattern ～に無関係に means "regardless of" and is interchangeable with ～に関係なく. The double negative 無関係ではない is a common rhetorical device emphasizing that something is indeed relevant.