顛
顛: overturn
overturn; upset
19 strokesNames & literary · More literary kanji (準1級 range)in 2 words here
Readings
On
テン
Kunいただき・たおれる
Mostly in 顛末 (the whole story). 動顛 and 本末顛倒 are now usually written 動転 and 本末転倒.
Key words
顛末てんまつthe whole story
動顛どうてんbeing upset; flustered
本末顛倒ほんまつてんとうgetting priorities backwards
顛倒てんとうoverturning; inversion
七顛八倒しちてんばっとうwrithing in agony
Example sentences
事件の顛末を、順を追って報告書にまとめた。
I put the whole course of the incident into a report, in order.
突然の知らせに動顛して、しばらく言葉が出なかった。
I was so flustered by the sudden news that I could not speak for a while.
広告費ばかりかけて品質を忘れるのは、本末顛倒だ。
Spending only on advertising and forgetting about quality is putting the cart before the horse.