Moto 無縁 (むえん)unrelated; unconnected; irrelevant
- unrelated; unconnected; irrelevantnouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no', adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
- without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relativesnouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddhanouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 無縁
- 無Nothingness; None; Ain'tRead with its on'yomi here
- 縁Affinity; Relation; ConnectionRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N1
Words that share its kanji
- 無料むりょうfree (of charge); gratuitous
- 無所属むしょぞくindependent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
- 無職むしょくwithout an occupation; unemployed
- 無理むりunreasonable; unnatural
- 無罪むざいinnocence; being not guilty
- 無線むせんradio (communication)
- 有無うむexistence or nonexistence; presence or absence
- 無償むしょうwithout compensation; without reward
- 縁ふちrim; brim
- 因縁いんねんfate; destiny
- 血縁けつえんblood relationship; consanguinity
- 縁起えんぎomen; sign of luck
- 絶縁ぜつえんbreaking off relations; disconnection
- 内縁ないえんde facto marriage; common-law marriage
- 地縁ちえんterritorial relationship; regional bond
- 結縁けちえんmaking a connection (with Buddha)
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