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本ほん末まつ
Meanings
Noun
1. essence and fringe; beginning and ending; root and branch; means and end
Kanji used
本
book
末
end part
Pitch accent
ほ
んまつ
ほ
んまつ
Used in: 40
Composed of
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
the end (of); powder
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
topical-annalistic style (of historical writing)