ほんまつ
Meanings
Noun
1. essence and fringe; beginning and ending; root and branch; means and end
Pitch accent
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Composed of
book; volume; this; present; main; head
the end (of); powder
Used in vocabulary (2 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
topical-annalistic style (of historical writing)