無駄骨

むだ骨

Reading

Kana: むだぼね

Romaji: mudabone

Definition

noun

1

useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts

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

骨

Readings: コツ、 ほね

Meanings: skeleton, bone, remains, frame

Example Sentence

彼(かれ)は、しばしば、無駄骨(むだぼね)を折(お)る。

➥He often goes off on wild goose chases.