無駄骨

むだぼね

Also written 徒骨

Meanings

1. Noun wasted effort; fruitless effort; vain efforts

Kanji

• 無 without. Read as ム.
• 駄 useless
• 骨 bone. Read as ほね.

Example sentences

• 彼は、しばしば、無駄骨を折る。
  He often goes off on wild goose chases.
• 無駄骨を折るだけだ。
  It is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Words containing 無駄骨

• 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

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