つまり

tsumari

in short
in brief
in other words

adverb

Also written 詰まり

Chinese meanings

也就是说；总之

Examples

Furigana

つまり彼女は下手な踊り子だ。
That is, she is a poor dancer.
也就是说，她是个不擅长跳舞的舞者。
Tatoeba #202527
つまり君きみが責せき任にんを取とるべきだったのだ。
In brief, you should have accepted the responsibility.
也就是说，你本应承担责任。
Tatoeba #202533

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('9a7106c569'); // つまり

{
  "id": "9a7106c569",
  "word": "つまり",
  "reading": "つまり",
  "romaji": "tsumari",
  "meanings": [
    "in short",
    "in brief",
    "in other words"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "adv"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1610430,
  "other_forms": [
    "詰まり"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "つまり彼女は下手な踊り子だ。",
      "en": "That is, she is a poor dancer.",
      "tatoeba_id": 202527
    },
    {
      "ja": "つまり君が責任を取るべきだったのだ。",
      "furigana": "つまり{君|きみ}が{責任|せきにん}を{取|と}るべきだったのだ。",
      "en": "In brief, you should have accepted the responsibility.",
      "tatoeba_id": 202533
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "e313a405b95df79a1da9f3930dd7aeb9273952aebe47dfe0e8d309278ab49547",
    "meanings": [
      "也就是说",
      "总之"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "つまり彼女は下手な踊り子だ。",
        "zh": "也就是说，她是个不擅长跳舞的舞者。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "つまり君が責任を取るべきだったのだ。",
        "zh": "也就是说，你本应承担责任。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/9a7106c569",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1610430; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "47ae7706c8c855e49b90a14237ccf5e64e541a2542ee777424749441200de90c",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}