ホンマツテントウ
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
Verb (する)
Four character compound
1. failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
Pitch accent
ンマツテントウ
ンマツテントウ
Composed of
essence and fringe; beginning and ending; root and branch; means and end
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset