と
徒
ろう
労
　
に
お
終
　
わ
　
る

expression, Godan verb

  1. to end in vain, to be wasted effort.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
と
徒
ろう
労
　
に
お
終
　
わ
　
る
 徒労に終わる とろうにおわる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

on foot, junior, emptiness
ト　あだ　かち (4th, N3)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ　たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
run
はし.る　ソウ　はしり (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
labor, thank for, reward for
ロウ　ろう.する　いたわ.る (4th, N3)
to learn(𦥯) variant
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
power, strength, strong
リョク　ちから　リキ (1st, N4)
end, finish
お.わる　シュウ　おわ.る (3rd, N4)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
winter
ふゆ　トウ (2nd, N4)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ　こおり (Kentei 1)