つまり

Usually written in kana. Kanji spelling 詰まり

that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean

JLPT N3 Common word Intermediate Japanese L2 Also written 詰り

Meanings

Adverb
that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means
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
clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage
shrinkage
end; conclusion

Rare and archaic meanings (2)

dead end; cornerArchaic
distress; being at the end of one's ropeArchaic

Example sentences

つまり結論けつろんをいうとね。

This is the bottom line.
彼かれはつまりだまされたのだ。

He was to all intents and purposes deceived.
つまり彼女かのじょは下手へたな踊おどり子こだ。

That is, she is a poor dancer.
つまり、５月ごがつ１０日とおかのことだ。

That is to say, on May 10th.
つまり、父ちちは母ははより２歳さい年上としうえです。

That is, Father is two years older than Mother.

More examples (10)

つまり彼かれは大変たいへんな才能さいのうの持もち主ぬしなのだ。

In short, he is a man of great ability.
つまり君きみが責任せきにんを取とるべきだったのだ。

In brief, you should have accepted the responsibility.
つまり疲労困憊ひろうこんぱい、心こころも体からだもクタクタです。

That is, total exhaustion. Body and soul completely knackered.
金かねと私わたしとは他人たにん同士どうしだ。つまり、貧まずしいのだ。

Money and I are strangers; in other words, I am poor.
外国人がいこくじんの一団いちだんが江戸えど、つまり東京とうきょうに到着とうちゃくした。

A group of foreigners arrived in Edo, i.e. Tokyo.
彼かれらは３日みっか後ご、つまり６月ろくがつ１０日とおかに出発しゅっぱつします。

They are leaving in three days, that is to say June 10th.
値段ねだんはほんの３千円せんえん、つまり約やく３０ドルだった。

The price was only three thousand yen, or about thirty dollars.
祖母そぼは耳みみが遠とおい、つまり、耳みみが少すこし不自由ふじゆうなのだ。

My grandmother is hard of hearing. In other words she is slightly deaf.
つまり、この花瓶かびんを尿瓶しびんの代かわりに使つかえってことか？

In other words, he's saying to use the flower vase in place of the urine bottle?
父ちちは天文学てんもんがく、つまり星ほしに関する学問がくもんを研究けんきゅうしている。

My father studies astronomy, or the science of stars.