無む縁えん墓ぼ地ち

noun

cemetery for those without relatives; potter's field

Refers to a burial ground for people who died without family to care for their graves, or for unidentified/unclaimed bodies. The term 無縁 (muen) means 'without connection' or 'unrelated', and 墓地 (bochi) is 'cemetery'.

• その町まちの外はずれに無む縁えん墓ぼ地ちがある。

  There is a potter's field on the outskirts of that town.