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  1. Noun, Suru verb

    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

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Also written 主客顛倒【しゅかくてんとう】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

4
主
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

lord, chief, master, main thing, principal

Kun
ぬしおもあるじ
On
シュスシュウ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
95 of 2500
Radical
丶 dot
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

王丶

Used in names as

かずずもん

Words starting with 主Words ending in 主Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-1-4, 2-2-3, 4-5-2SKIP code
4f1.1The Kanji Dictionary
0010.4Four corner code
472deroo
4e3bUnicode hex code
1-28-71JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
285Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
38New Nelson (John Haig)
1938New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2437Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1231Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1696Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
266Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
284Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
91A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
196Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
49Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
100Morohashi
299A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
155Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
155Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
237sakade
106Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
315henshall3
252Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
34crowley
70Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.10busy_people
19Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
272Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhu3Pinyin reading
juKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
客
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

guest, visitor, customer, client

On
キャクカク
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
557 of 2500
Radical
宀 roof
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

口夂宀
Words starting with 客Words ending in 客Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-3-6SKIP code
3m6.3The Kanji Dictionary
3060.4Four corner code
777deroo
5ba2Unicode hex code
1-21-50JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1302Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1329New Nelson (John Haig)
2250New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2798Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1439Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1939Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
294Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
315Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
571A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
917Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
434Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7128Morohashi
252A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
641Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
651Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
184sakade
467Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
270henshall3
321Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
318Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.11busy_people
476Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
300Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ke4Pinyin reading
gaegKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level
転
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

revolve, turn around, change

Kun
ころ.がるころ.げるころ.がすころ.ぶまろ.ぶうたたうつ.るくる.めく
On
テン
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
327 of 2500
Radical
車 cart
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

車二厶
Words starting with 転Words ending in 転Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-7-4SKIP code
7c4.3The Kanji Dictionary
5103.1Four corner code
1571deroo
8ee2Unicode hex code
1-37-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4615Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5948New Nelson (John Haig)
1480New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1872Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
995Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1346Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
420Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
449Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
339A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1656Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
515Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38234PMorohashi
354A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
433Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
439Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
479sakade
257Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
375henshall3
383Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
65Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.16busy_people
1773Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
427Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhuan3, zhuai3, zhuan4Pinyin reading
jeonKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level
倒
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down

Kun
たお.れる-だお.れたお.すさかさまさかささかしま
On
トウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
791 of 2500
Radical
人 person
WaniKani
Level 20

Built from

化刈至土厶
Words starting with 倒Words ending in 倒Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-2-8SKIP code
2a8.5The Kanji Dictionary
2220.0Four corner code
2143deroo
5012Unicode hex code
1-37-61JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
487Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
256New Nelson (John Haig)
124New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
139Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
93Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
106Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
980Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1055Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1188A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1189Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
767Morohashi
1643A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
905Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
927Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
324Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1303Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
225Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
109Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
989Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dao3, dao4Pinyin reading
doKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
20WaniKani level