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A3 No-adjective, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

無縁(むえん)unrelated, unconnected, irrelevant, indifferent, divorced from, having nothing to do with one, being foreign to one, without relations (esp. of a deceased person), having no surviving relatives, unrelated to the teachings of Buddha, unable to be saved by Buddha

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    1. No-adjective, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

      1.

      unrelated, unconnected, irrelevant, indifferent, divorced from, having nothing to do with one, being foreign to one

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    2. No-adjective, Noun

      2.

      without relations (esp. of a deceased person), having no surviving relatives

    3. No-adjective, Noun

      3.

      unrelated to the teachings of Buddha, unable to be saved by Buddha

      Buddhism,

      Antonyms:

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    無縁 【むえん】

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      優等生(ゆうとうせい)(わたし)にサボりは無縁(むえん)である。

      As an honor student, playing hooky is unrelated to me.

        この長閑(のどか)な町は凶悪犯罪(きょうあくはんざい)とは全く(まったく)無縁(むえん)です。

        This tranquil town is completely unrelated to heinous crimes.

          高級(こうきゅう)マンションは、我々(われわれ)のような庶民(しょみん)には無縁(むえん)である。

          Luxury apartments are unrelated to ordinary people like us.

            仏語(ぶつご)前世(ぜんせ)(ほとけ)菩薩(ぼさつ)因縁(いんねん)(むす)んでいないことを無縁(むえん)()います。

            In French, having no karmic connection with Buddha or bodhisattvas in a previous life is called muen.

              大学(だいがく)専攻(せんこう)とは無縁(むえん)仕事(しごと)()くといったことは(じつ)はよくあることなのだ。

              It is actually quite common to take a job that is unrelated to one's university major.

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