骨折(ほねお)り

ほねおり
noun
hard work; trouble; pains; effort
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.

WORD FORMATION:

  • 骨(ほね) (bone) + 折(お)り (breaking, from 折(お)る)
  • Literally: bone-breaking (work)

IMPORTANT:
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

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

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Added 2026.1.31 11:27
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