つまり

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of つまり – see the following entry.

【詰まり】 [adverb] that is to say, in other words [adverb] in short [noun] obstruction, clogging; degree to which something is obstructed or clogged [noun] shrinkage [noun] the end of some period of time; conclusion, limit; an end point [noun] difficulty, straits, a cause of distress Alternative spelling 詰り

(This term, つまり (tsumari), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)