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 93715 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

無駄足

むだあし

visit for no reason

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

無駄金

むだがね

wasted money

無駄言

むだごと

chatter

無駄話

むだばなし

idle talk

無駄死に

むだじに

dying in vain

無駄口

むだぐち

chatter

無駄食い

むだぐい

living idly