“Fruitless effort” in Japanese
Short answer
Fruitless effort in Japanese is “徒労” (torou). Full meaning: fruitless effort, wasted effort, abortive scheme, futility.
Other ways to say “Fruitless effort” in Japanese
無駄骨
mudabone wasted effort, fruitless effort, vain efforts
徒骨
mudabone wasted effort, fruitless effort, vain efforts
むだ骨
mudabone wasted effort, fruitless effort, vain efforts
むだぼね
mudabone wasted effort, fruitless effort, vain efforts
空振り
karaburi swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure, fruitless effort, vain attempt
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