本末転倒

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほん
Grade: 1
まつ
Grade: 4
てん
Grade: 3
とう
Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative forms

  • 本末顛倒

Noun

本末転倒 (hiragana ほんまつてんとう, rōmaji honmatsutentō)

  1. putting the cart before the horse, failing to properly evaluate relative importances

Verb

本末転倒する (hiragana ほんまつてんとうする, rōmaji honmatsutentō suru)

  1. put the cart before the horse

Conjugation

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