転倒
Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
1. fall; falling down; tumbling; toppling (over)
Noun
Suru verb
Transitive verb
Intransitive verb
2. inversion; reversal; turning upside-down
Noun
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
3. getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
Kanji used
Pitch accent
てんとう
Used in vocabulary
本末転倒
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
Noun
主客転倒
reversing the order of (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; the tables being turned; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; mistaking the means for the end
Noun
主客転倒
reversing the order of (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; the tables being turned; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; mistaking the means for the end
Noun
Examples5
本末
Don't put the cart before the horse.
その
No less than 3 men fell in that race.
転倒
The tumble hurt him badly.
彼
He tumbled on a steep slope while skiing.
本末
Don't put the cart before the horse.