"本末顛倒" meaning in Japanese

See 本末顛倒 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

SOFT REDIRECT

Forms: 本末顚倒 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai]
  1. Tags: no-gloss
    Sense id: en-本末顛倒-ja-soft-redirect-47DEQpj8 Categories (other): Japanese terms read with on'yomi, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "本末顚倒",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "kanji",
        "kyūjitai"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "soft-redirect",
  "redirects": [
    "本末転倒"
  ],
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms read with on'yomi",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "id": "en-本末顛倒-ja-soft-redirect-47DEQpj8",
      "tags": [
        "no-gloss"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "本末顛倒"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "本末顚倒",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "kanji",
        "kyūjitai"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "soft-redirect",
  "redirects": [
    "本末転倒"
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms read with on'yomi",
        "Japanese terms spelled with 倒 read as とう",
        "Japanese terms spelled with 末 read as まつ",
        "Japanese terms spelled with 本 read as ほん",
        "Japanese terms spelled with 顛 read as てん",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "no-gloss"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "本末顛倒"
}

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