Unrelated; unconnected; having nothing to do with — not relevant or indifferent to something.
その噂は私とは無縁だ。
That rumor has nothing to do with me.
彼は会社の問題と私生活を分けて、政治とは無縁の生活をしている。
He separates company issues from his private life and lives unrelated to politics.
この事件は君の関心事とは無縁だと思うよ。
I don't think this case is something you're concerned with.
Having no relations — especially of a deceased person with no surviving relatives (often used in contexts like unclaimed deceased persons).
戦争で孤児になり、彼は無縁として葬られた。
Orphaned by the war, he was buried as someone without relatives.
無縁仏として町の共同墓地に埋葬された人もいる。
There are people buried in the town cemetery as 'muenbutsu' (those without relatives).
Buddhist term meaning unrelated to the Buddha's teachings; not connectable to salvation by the Buddha.
その行為は仏法とは無縁であり、救いを受けられないと説かれた。
It was taught that that action is unrelated to the Dharma and cannot receive salvation.
古い経典には、無縁の者に関する記述が見られる。
In old scriptures, you can find descriptions concerning those 'without relation' (muen) [in the Buddhist sense].