Word Meaning 無駄足を踏む

むだあしをふむ mudaashi o fumu

無駄足を踏む is read as むだあしをふむ (mudaashi o fumu) and means to go on a fool's errand.

Meaning

English

  1. to go on a fool's errand
  2. to go in vain

Reading

Kana

むだあしをふむ

Romaji

mudaashi o fumu

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 54 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Proverb Rank 92679 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

無駄

むだ

futility

無駄遣い

むだづかい

waste (of money, time, etc.)

無人踏切

むじんふみきり

unstaffed railway crossing

無駄時間

むだじかん

dead time

無駄を省く

むだをはぶく

to eliminate waste

無駄飯食い

むだめしぐい

ne'er-do-well

無駄になる

むだになる

to come to nothing

無駄にする

むだにする

to render futile

無駄骨を折る

むだぼねをおる

to waste one's efforts