てんとう

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, intransitive verb

    fall, falling down, tumbling, toppling (over)

    • そのレースでは3人も転倒した。
      No less than 3 men fell in that race.
  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, transitive verb, intransitive verb

    inversion, reversal, turning upside-down

    • 本末を転倒するな。
      Don't put the cart before the horse.
  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, intransitive verb

    getting upset, losing one's presence of mind