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
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
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3それって本末転倒だろ。
You've got your priorities backwards.
でも、それで士気が下がっては本末転倒ではないかと。
But, if by that, morale drops wouldn't that defeat the purpose of the exercise?
プロポーズもしないうちから、結婚式の計画をするのは、本末転倒だ。
Planning the wedding before proposing is putting the cart before the horse.