Word Meaning 本末転倒
ほんまつてんとう
hommatsutentou
本末転倒 is read as ほんまつてんとう (hommatsutentou) and means putting the cart before the horse.
Meaning
English
- putting the cart before the horse
- mistaking the means for the end
- getting one's priorities backwards
Reading
Kana
ほんまつてんとう
Romaji
hommatsutentou
Writing Variants
- 本末顛倒 ほんまつてんとう hommatsutentou
- 本末顚倒 ほんまつてんとう hommatsutentou