つまり (tsumari)

put another way; to put it differently; specifically

Meaning & usage

つまり works as a sentence-level adverb that restates or summarizes what was just said, introducing a clearer or more concrete version of it. It can also insert a specific detail, as in giving an exact date after a vague one. The variant とどのつまり appears before a phrase to mean the final upshot of something.

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