む
無
だ
駄
ぼね
骨

noun

  1. wasted effort, fruitless effort, vain efforts.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
む
無
だ
駄
ぼね
骨
 無駄骨 むだぼね
むだぼね
徒骨
 徒骨 むだぼね
　
ム
　
ダ
ぼね
骨
 ムダ骨 むだぼね
　
む
　
だ
ぼね
骨
 むだ骨 むだぼね

Contained Kanji Breakdown

nothingness, none, ain't
ム　ブ　な.い (4th)
person, (人 variant)
40, forty
シュウ　よんじゅう　しじゅう
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
burdensome, pack horse, horse load
ダ (Early High School, N1)
horse
ま　バ　うま (2nd, N3)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
plump, thick, big around
タイ　ふと.い　タ (2nd, N3)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
skeleton, bone, remains
ほね　コツ (6th, N2)
cut flesh from bones, (剮 variant)
カ　ケ　わ.ける
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)