Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “骨折り損”

骨折り損

ほねおりぞん

waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort

Example sentence

All my effort went for nothing.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

骨

On: こつ
Kun: ほね
Stroke count: 10

・skeleton

・bone

・remains

・frame

折

On: せつ;しゃく
Kun: お.る;おり;お.り;-お.り;お.れる
Stroke count: 7

・fold

・break

・fracture

・bend

・yield

・submit

損

On: そん
Kun: そこ.なう;そこな.う;-そこ.なう;そこ.ねる;-そこ.ねる
Stroke count: 13

・damage

・loss

・disadvantage

・hurt

・injure