てんとう
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
Verb (する)
1. falling down; tumbling; overturning; turning over
2. reversing; inverting; inversion
3. getting upset
Pitch accent
んとう
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
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
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
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
Examples (2 in total)
No less than 3 men fell in that race.
He tumbled on a steep slope while skiing.