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、 ５月１０ 日のことだ。
That is to say, on May 10th.
つまり 彼女は 下手な 踊り子だ。
That is, she is a poor dancer.
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.
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.‐
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.
魚の 骨がつかえて 息が 詰まりそうだった。
I nearly choked on a fishbone.
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.
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.
画像形成の際のトナーの詰まりを未然に防止すること。
To prevent toner clogging during an image forming operation.