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ほんまつてんとう
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, intransitive)
Four character compound
1. putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
Alt. forms
本
ほん
末
まつ
転
てん
倒
とう
99%
本
ほん
末
まつ
顛
てん
倒
とう
本
ほん
末
まつ
顚
てん
倒
とう
ほんまつてんとう
Pitch accent
ほ
んまつてんとう
ほ
んまつてんとう
Conjugations...
Used in: 1
Composed of
ほんまつ
essence and fringe; beginning and ending; root and branch; means and end
てんとう
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind