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転倒

顛倒

Reading

Kana: てんとう
Romaji: tentou
Kana
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Definitions

vs
1

falling down; tumbling; overturning; turning over

2

reversing; inverting; inversion

3

getting upset

Kanji

Readings: テン、 ころ.がる、 ころ.げる、 ころ.がす、 ころ.ぶ、 まろ.ぶ、 うたた、 うつ.る、 くる.めく
Meanings: revolve, turn around, change
Readings: トウ、 たお.れる、 -だお.れ、 たお.す、 さかさま、 さかさ、 さかしま
Meanings: overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down
Readings: テン、 いただき、 たお.れる
Meanings: overturn, summit, origin

Example Sentences

本末(ほんまつ)転倒(てんとう)するな。
➥Don't put the cart before the horse.
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それって本末転倒(ほんまつてんとう)だろ。
➥You've got your priorities backwards.
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転倒(てんとう)して(かれ)(だい)ケガをした。
➥The tumble hurt him badly.
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それでは本末転倒(ほんまつてんとう)だ。
➥That's reversing the logical order of things.
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本末(ほんまつ)転倒(てんとう)してはいけない。
➥Don't put the cart before the horse.
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その()らせで(わたし)()転倒(てんとう)した。
➥The news upset me.
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