Jisho

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Words — 1 found

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】
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.
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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100.0
19 strokes.
顛
overturn, summit, origin
Kun: いただき、 たお.れる
On: テン
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9.20068336301843
10 strokes. JLPT N3. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
倒
overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down
Kun: たお.れる、 -だお.れ、 たお.す、 さかさま、 さかさ、 さかしま
On: トウ
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