Meaning of ほんまつ in Japanese

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Definition of ほんまつ

ほんまつ(honmatsu) 【本末】

(exp, n) essence and fringe; beginning and ending; root and branch; means and end
本末を転倒するな。
Don't put the cart before the horse.

ほんまつてんとう(honmatsutentou) 【本末転倒 ·本末顛倒】

(n, vs, adj-no) failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
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?

きじほんまつたい(kijihonmatsutai) 【紀事本末体】

ほんまつり(honmatsuri) 【本祭 ·本祭り】