Word Meaning 無駄骨

むだぼね mudabone

無駄骨 is read as むだぼね (mudabone) and means wasted effort.

Meaning

English

  1. wasted effort
  2. fruitless effort
  3. vain efforts

Reading

Kana

むだぼね

Romaji

mudabone

Writing Variants

  • 徒骨 むだぼね mudabone

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 115313 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

無駄骨折り

むだぼねおり

laboring in vain

無駄骨を折る

むだぼねをおる

to waste one's efforts

無名骨

むめいこつ

hipbone

無駄

むだ

futility

無駄遣い

むだづかい

waste (of money, time, etc.)

無駄時間

むだじかん

dead time

無骨一徹

ぶこついってつ

rustic

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

Example Sentences

1

It is like looking for a needle in a haystack.