Japanese symbol for “irrelevant”
無縁
むえん
Romaji: muen
unrelated; unconnected; irrelevant; indifferent
In Japanese, irrelevant is 無縁, read むえん (muen).
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Meanings
- adj-na, adj-no, n unrelated; unconnected; irrelevant; indifferent; divorced from; having nothing to do with one
- adj-no, n without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives
- adj-no, n unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha (Buddh)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “irrelevant”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 的外れ | まとはずれ matohazure | off the mark; off base; misdirected |
| 論外 | ろんがい rongai | irrelevant; not pertinent |
| 要領を得ない | ようりょうをえない youryouoenai | irrelevant; vague; beside the mark |
| 見当違い | けんとうちがい kentouchigai | wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant |
| 関係がない | かんけいがない kankeiganai | unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 無料 | むりょう muryou | free (of charge); gratuitous |
| 無理 | むり muri | unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable |
| 無事 | ぶじ buji | safety; security; peace |
| 無駄 | むだ muda | futility; waste; uselessness |
| 無線 | むせん musen | radio (communication) |
| 無理やり | むりやり muriyari | forcibly; by force; against one's will |
| 縁起 | えんぎ engi | omen; sign of luck |
| 血縁 | けつえん ketsuen | blood relationship; consanguinity |
See also: Chinese symbol for “irrelevant”.
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