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つまり
Meanings
Adverb
Usually written in kana
1. that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means
2. in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically
Noun
Usually written in kana
3. clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage
4. shrinkage
5. end; conclusion
6. dead end; corner
7. distress; being at the end of one's rope
Alt. forms
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Pitch accent
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Used in: 5711
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
Examples (15 in total)
In short, he was wrong.
In other words, you should doubt common sense.
So are you saying he's an artist?
Money and I are strangers; in other words, I am poor.
A group of foreigners arrived in Edo, that is to say Tokyo.
The question is this: who called her on the phone?
Each person was given enough food and clothing.
My father studies astronomy, or the science of stars.
The difference is this: he works harder than you.
I saw her at the station five days ago, that is, last Friday.
He is very fat, that is, he weighs 300 pounds.
The price was only three thousand yen, or about thirty dollars.
He left for Europe a week ago, that is, on the tenth of May.
He began to learn English when he was twelve years old, that is to say, when he entered junior high school.
My birthday is a month from today. That is to say, April 5th.