本末

ほんまつ

Meanings

1. Noun essence and fringe; beginning and ending; root and branch; means and end

Kanji

• 本 origin. Read as ホン.
• 末 end. Read as マツ.

Example sentences

• 本末を転倒するな。
  Don't put the cart before the horse.
• 本末を転倒してはいけない。
  Don't put the cart before the horse.

Words containing 本末

• 本末転倒 (ほんまつてんとう) putting the cart before the horse
• 紀事本末体 (きじほんまつたい) topical-annalistic style (of historical writing)

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