Jisho

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Words — 1 found

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwardsYojijukugo (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】
Notes
本末顛倒: Rarely-used kanji form. 本末顚倒: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Kanji — 4 found

0.029079277379957108
5 strokes. JLPT N5. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1.
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.
end, close, tip, powder, posterity
Kun: すえ うら うれ
On: マツ バツ
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2.1395078332303443
11 strokes. JLPT N4. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3.
revolve, turn around, change
On: テン
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9.20068336301843
10 strokes. JLPT N3. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down
On: トウ
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Sentences — 9 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
    • しけんちゅう試験中
    • 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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