ど
努
りょく
力
　
も
むな
虚
　
し
　
く

expression, adverb

  1. after efforts in vain.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ど
努
りょく
力
　
も
むな
虚
　
し
　
く
 努力も虚しく どりょくもむなしく
ど
努
りょく
力
　
も
むな
空
　
し
　
く
 努力も空しく どりょくもむなしく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

toil, diligent, as much as possible
ド　つと.める (4th, N3)
guy, slave, manservant
やつ　ド　やっこ (Early Jr. High, N1)
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (Late Jr. High, N1)
power, strength, strong
リョク　ちから　リキ (1st, N4)
power, strength, strong
リョク　ちから　リキ (1st, N4)
void, emptiness, unpreparedness
キョ　むな.しい　コ (Late Jr. High, N1)
tiger spots, mottled, tiger or tiger crown radical (no. 141)
コ (Kentei 1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
business, (業 variant)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)