無縁
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 無縁
1
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
unrelated; unconnected; irrelevant; indifferent; divorced from; having nothing to do with one; being foreign to one
Examples
当時、貧乏は彼らにとっては無縁なものと思われた。
Poverty seemed to have nothing to do with them in those days.
2
without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives
3
Buddhism
unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
Kanji in this Word
無
12 strokes
Frequency: 274
JLPT N2
Grade 4
Meanings
nothingness
none
ain't
nothing
nil
not
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ム
ブ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
な.い
縁
15 strokes
Frequency: 1291
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
affinity
relation
connection
edge
border
verge
brink
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
エン
-ネン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ふち
ふち.どる
ゆかり
よすが
へり
えにし
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