詰まり

Japanese
Kanji in this term
詰
つ
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
詰り

Pronunciation

(as an adverb):

(as a noun):

Adverb

詰(つ)まり • (tsumari) 

  1. that is to say, in other words
    Synonym: すなわち (sunawachi)
  2. in short
    Synonym: 詰まる所 (tsumaru tokoro)

Noun

詰(つ)まり • (tsumari) 

  1. obstruction, clogging; degree to which something is obstructed or clogged
  2. shrinkage
  3. the end of some period of time; conclusion, limit; an end point
    Synonyms: 果て (hate), 結末 (ketsumatsu)
  4. difficulty, straits, a cause of distress

Verb

詰(つ)まり • (tsumari) 

  1. stem or continuative form of 詰まる (tsumaru) [godan]

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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