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主
しゅ
客
かく
転
てん
倒
とう
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
Four character compound
1. 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
Alt. forms
主
しゅ
客
かく
転
てん
倒
とう
主
しゅ
客
かく
顛
てん
倒
とう
しゅかくてんとう
Kanji used
主
(one's) master
客
guest
転
roll around
倒
collapse
Pitch accent
しゅ
か
くてんとう
しゅ
かくてんとう
Conjugations...
Used in: 13
Composed of
主
しゅ
客
かく
host and guest; principal and auxiliary; subject and object (philosophical); subject and object
転
てん
倒
とう
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset