Word Meaning 本末顚倒

ほんまつてんとう hommatsutentou

本末顚倒 is read as ほんまつてんとう (hommatsutentou) and means putting the cart before the horse.

Meaning

English

  1. putting the cart before the horse
  2. mistaking the means for the end
  3. getting one's priorities backwards

Reading

Kana

ほんまつてんとう

Romaji

hommatsutentou

Writing Variants

  • 本末転倒 ほんまつてんとう hommatsutentou
  • 本末顛倒 ほんまつてんとう hommatsutentou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 39 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Yojijukugo Rank 23844 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

本末

ほんまつ

essence and fringe

本木にまさる末木なし

もときにまさるうらきなし

of soup and love, the first is the best

紀事本末体

きじほんまつたい

topical-annalistic style (of historical writing)

顚末

てんまつ

details (of an incident, event, etc.)

本當

ほんと

proper

本当に

ほんとに

really

本社

ほんじゃ

main shrine

本店

ほんだな

this store

本名

ほんめい

real name

本文

ほんぶん

text (of a book, document, etc.)

本国

ほんごく

country of one's ancestors

本家

いや

head house (family)