無駄花

徒花

Reading

Kana: むだばな

Romaji: mudabana

Definition

noun

1

blossom which fails to produce fruit; non-fruit-bearing flower

See also: 徒花 (reading あだばな, entry #1)

Kanji

無

Readings: ム、 ブ、 な.い

Meanings: nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

駄

Readings: ダ、 タ

Meanings: burdensome, pack horse, horse load, send by horse

花

Readings: カ、 ケ、 はな

Meaning: flower

徒

Readings: ト、 いたずら、 あだ

Meanings: on foot, junior, emptiness, vanity, futility, uselessness, ephemeral thing, gang, set, party, people