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 116954 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

無駄足を踏む

むだあしをふむ

to go on a fool's errand

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

無名骨

むめいこつ

hipbone

無駄口を叩く

むだぐちをたたく

to chatter pointlessly

Example Sentences

1

It is like looking for a needle in a haystack.