本末転倒 | Shirabe

本末転倒ほんまつてんとう

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
intransitive verb

本末転倒ほんまつてんとう

Noun Irregular Intransitive

English JMdict (multilingual)

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb yojijukugo putting the cart before the horse;mistaking the means for the end;getting one's priorities backwards

あなたの言っていることは本末転倒だと思わないかい？

Don't you think you're putting the cart before the horse?

Other forms 本末顛倒【ほんまつてんとう】 (rarely used kanji form) · 本末顚倒【ほんまつてんとう】 (rarely used kanji form)

漢字 kanji used

本 book, present 5画末 end, close 5画転 revolve, turn around 11画倒 overthrow, fall 10画