つまり (tsumari)
in short, in brief, in other words, that is to say, in the long run, after all, blockade, stuffing, ultimate
- JLPT N1
- Pitch -1
Meaning
詰まり (つまり, tsumari) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “in short, in brief, in other words, that is to say, in the long run, after all, blockade, stuffing, ultimate”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
つまり、あなたは何も知らないのですね。
So, basically you don't know anything.
つまり結論をいうとね。
This is the bottom line.
彼はつまりだまされたのだ。
He was to all intents and purposes deceived.
つまり彼女は下手な踊り子だ。
That is, she is a poor dancer.
つまり、５月１０日のことだ。
That is to say, on May 10th.
つまり彼は大変な才能の持ち主なのだ。
In short, he is a man of great ability.
つまり君が責任を取るべきだったのだ。
In brief, you should have accepted the responsibility.
満員電車の中は息が詰まりそうだった。
I thought I was going to suffocate on the crowded train.
客間に座っているのは気詰まりだった.
I felt ill at ease sitting in the drawing room.
つまり疲労困憊、心も体もクタクタです。
That is, total exhaustion. Body and soul completely knackered.
魚の骨がつかえて息が詰まりそうだった。
I nearly choked on a fishbone.
安保闘争後、前衛短歌が行き詰まりを見せた。
About the time when the conflict subsided, the avant-garde tanka poetry came to a dead end.‐