Word Meaning 無駄骨を折る

むだぼねをおる mudabone o oru

無駄骨を折る is read as むだぼねをおる (mudabone o oru) and means to waste one's efforts.

Meaning

English

  1. to waste one's efforts
  2. to work to no (useful) effect

Reading

Kana

むだぼねをおる

Romaji

mudabone o oru

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 47 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Proverb Rank 118299 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

無駄骨折り

むだぼねおり

laboring in vain

無駄骨

むだぼね

wasted effort

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

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

Example Sentences

1

It is like looking for a needle in a haystack.