Japanese word
本末転倒
ほんまつてんとう
In your course · Chapter 49
- Part of speech
- other
- Level
- B2
Meanings
- getting priorities backwards
Source: Tonada course
Kanji
- 本
- On reading:
- ホン
- Kun reading:
- もと
- Meanings:
- book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
- 末
- On reading:
- バツ、マツ
- Kun reading:
- うら、うれ、すえ
- Meanings:
- end, close, tip, powder, posterity
- 転
- On reading:
- テン
- Kun reading:
- うたた、うつ.る、くる.めく、ころ.がす、ころ.がる、ころ.げる、ころ.ぶ、まろ.ぶ
- Meanings:
- revolve, turn around, change
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