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端的たんてき (tanteki)

concise, to the point, direct

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端的 (たんてき, tanteki) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “concise, to the point, direct”.

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テレビの役割やくわりは端的たんてきに言いうと娯楽ごらくだと思おもう

To put it briefly, I think the role of TV is entertainment.

端的たんてきに言って、彼かれは首くびになったのだ。

To make a long story short, he was fired.

端的には蚊取り線香用の灰皿である。

In other words, it is an ashtray for mosquito repellent sticks.

書名は、その事を端的に表現している。

The book title succinctly expresses that matter.

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