Word details
徒労に終わる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 徒労に終わる.
Dictionary
Entry
1
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
Examples
私はその計画を実現するためにあらゆる努力をしたが、結局それは徒労に終わった。
I made every effort to realize the plan but after all it turned out to be in vain.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
徒
on foot, junior, emptiness, vanity, futility, uselessness, ephemeral thing, gang, set, party, people
10 strokesFrequency 817JLPT N2Grade 4
On
ト
Kun
いたずらあだ
Nanori
かち
労
labor, thank for, reward for, toil, trouble
7 strokesFrequency 398JLPT N2Grade 4
On
ロウ
Kun
ろう.するいたわ.るいた.ずきねぎらつか.れるねぎら.う
終
end, finish
11 strokesFrequency 256JLPT N3Grade 3
On
シュウ
Kun
お.わる-お.わるおわ.るお.えるついつい.に
Nanori
ばて
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