骨折り損

ほねおりぞん

Meanings

1. Noun waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort

Kanji

• 骨 bone. Read as ほね.
• 折 fold. Read as おり.
• 損 loss. Read as ソン.

Words containing 骨折り損

• 骨折り損のくたびれ儲け (ほねおりぞんのくたびれもうけ) going through great pains in vain
• 恋の骨折り損 (こいのほねおりぞん) Love's Labour's Lost (Shakespeare)

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