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本(ほん)末(まつ)転(てん)倒(とう)
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Meanings

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

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本末転倒
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本末顛倒
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ほんまつてんとう
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