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てんとう 転倒
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. fall; falling down; tumbling; toppling (over)​
  • その
  • レース
  • では
  • さんにん３人
  • も
  • てんとう転倒
  • した
    • 。
No less than 3 men fell in that race.
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
2. inversion; reversal; turning upside-down​
  • ほんまつ本末
  • を
  • てんとう転倒
  • する
  • な
    • 。
Don't put the cart before the horse.
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
3. getting upset; losing one's presence of mind​See also 気が転倒する
Other forms
顛倒 【てんとう】
Notes
顛倒: Rarely-used kanji form.

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