無関係(むかんけい)

むかんけい
na-adjective, noun
unrelated; irrelevant; having no connection
1. 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(じけん)とは無関係(むかんけい)です。
I am unrelated to that incident.
年齢(ねんれい)に無関係(むかんけい)に参加(さんか)できる。
Anyone can participate regardless of age.
この問題(もんだい)は私(わたし)たちの生活(せいかつ)と無関係(むかんけい)ではなく、一人(ひとり)ひとりが考(かんが)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(む) (without, non-) and 関係(かんけい) (relation, connection).

Common patterns

  • ～とは無関係(むかんけい)だ (to be unrelated to ~)
  • ～に無関係(むかんけい)に (regardless of ~)
  • 無関係(むかんけい)ではない (not unrelated — i.e., is actually connected)
  • 無関係(むかんけい)な人(ひと) (an uninvolved person, a bystander)

The pattern ～に無関係(むかんけい)に means "regardless of" and is interchangeable with ～に関係(かんけい)なく. The double negative 無関係(むかんけい)ではない is a common rhetorical device emphasizing that something is indeed relevant.

Related Words

Antonym: 関係(かんけい) (relation; connection)
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Added 2026.3.4 13:09 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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