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赤の他人
Idiomaka no tanin
Description
「赤の他人」は、自分とまったく関係のない人のことです。
"赤の他人" means a person who has absolutely no relation to oneself.
家族でも友だちでもない、知らない人に使います。
It is used for people who are neither family nor friends, but strangers.
Meanings
赤の他人aka no tanin
a complete stranger; someone totally unrelated
あの人は赤の他人だから、話したことがない。
That person is a complete stranger, so I've never talked to them.
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Notes
- Etymology
赤 here means 'complete/utter' (as in 赤裸々), intensifying 他人 'other person/stranger'.
- Nuance
stronger than plain 他人, stressing there is absolutely no relationship.
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