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顚
顚
19 strokes
Grade 9

Meanings

top
peak
summit
upset

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
テン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
いただ.き
たお.れる

Common Words

顛末
顚末
てんまつ
Noun
Freq #14853
1

details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars

本末転倒
ほんまつてんとう
本末顛倒
本末顚倒
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
四字熟語
Freq #15429
1

putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards

Examples
あなたの言っていることは本末転倒だと思わないかい？
Don't you think you're putting the cart before the horse?
動転
どうてん
動顛
動顚
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #20536
1

disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; being astonished; being frightened

Examples
その出来事が彼を動転させた。
The incident upset him.
2

transition; changing; moving

転覆
てんぷく
顛覆
顚覆
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Transitive
Freq #24405
1

overturning; capsizing

Examples
積荷のバランスが取れなくて船は転覆した。
Due to a lack of balance the ship turned over.
2

overthrow (e.g. of a government)

七転八倒
しちてんばっとう
しってんばっとう
七顛八倒
七顚八倒
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
四字熟語
Freq #55821
1

tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony

Examples
週末に胆石が動いて、七転八倒の苦しみを味わったよ。
I spent the weekend writhing in agony when my gallstone started to move.
ブリテン
《 不列顛 》
《 不列顚 》
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #58892
1

Britain (island); Great Britain

山巓
山顛
山顚
さんてん
Noun
Freq #115782
1

summit (of a mountain)

大ブリテン
だいブリテン
《 大不列顛 》
《 大不列顚 》
Noun
Freq #166809
1

Great Britain (island)

Examples
さて、頭の中に大ブリテンの地図を描いていただきたいと思います。
Now, I would like you to imagine a map of Great Britain.
顛末記
てんまつき
Noun
Freq #283248
1

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