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Words — 2 found

ほんまつ 本末
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Noun
1. essence and fringe; beginning and ending; root and branch; means and end​
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ほんまつてんとう 本末転倒
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards​Yojijukugo (four character compound)
Other forms
本末顛倒 【ほんまつてんとう】、本末顚倒 【ほんまつてんとう】
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本末顛倒: Rarely-used kanji form. 本末顚倒: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Kanji — 2 found

0.029079277379957108
5 strokes. JLPT N5. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1.
本
book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Kun: もと
On: ホン
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2.6520300970520885
5 strokes. JLPT N3. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4.
末
end, close, tip, powder, posterity
Kun: すえ、 うら、 うれ
On: マツ、 バツ
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Sentences — 11 found

  • jreibun/9131/1
      試験のために
    • てつや徹夜して
      • 勉強しても、
    • かんじん肝心
      • の
    • しけんちゅう試験中
      • に
    • ねむけ眠気
      • で集中できないようでは
    • ほんまつてんとう本末転倒
      • である。
    Even if you stay up all night to study for an exam, you will be totally missing the point if you are too sleepy to concentrate during the exam itself. — Jreibun
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