骨折(ほねお)り

ほねおり
noun
hard work; trouble; pains; effort
workexpression
1. hard work; trouble; pains; effort
The trouble or effort one takes on behalf of others or for a purpose; laborious work that requires significant effort.
骨折(ほねお)りが報(むく)われた。
My hard work paid off.
ご骨折(ほねお)りに感謝(かんしゃ)します。
I appreciate your trouble.
骨折(ほねお)り損(ぞん)のくたびれ儲(もう)けにならないよう祈(いの)る。
I pray it won't be effort wasted.

骨折(ほねお)り means taking trouble or making an effort.

Forms

骨(ほね)を折(お)る: to take pains, to make an effort

Watch out

Do not confuse with 骨折(こっせつ) (bone fracture - medical term). The reading determines the meaning.

Common collocations

  • 骨折(ほねお)りが報(むく)われる: hard work pays off
  • ご骨折(ほねお)り: your trouble (polite)
  • 骨折(ほねお)り損(ぞん): wasted effort

Proverb

骨折(ほねお)り損(ぞん)のくたびれ儲(もう)け
Literally: "loss from bone-breaking effort, profit of tiredness"
Meaning: All that work for nothing; effort that yields no reward

general
Added 2026.1.31 11:27 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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