徒然 túrán futile Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents túrán futile · in vain · groundless 徒 tú adjective in vain in vain; to no avail; for nothing; to be without result然 rán adverbadjective [state] Used as a suffix after an adjective or adverb to describe a state or manner, similar to the English suffix "-ly".túrán merely 徒 tú merely merely; only; simply然 rán adverbadjective [state] Used as a suffix after an adjective or adverb to describe a state or manner, similar to the English suffix "-ly".