てんとう
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, intransitive)
1. fall; falling down; tumbling; toppling (over)
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
2. inversion; reversal; turning upside-down
Noun
Verb (する, intransitive)
3. getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
Pitch accent
て
んとう
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
reversing the order of (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; the tables being turned; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; mistaking the means for the end
reversing the order of (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; the tables being turned; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; mistaking the means for the end
Examples (2 in total)
No less than 3 men fell in that race.
He tumbled on a steep slope while skiing.