Meaning
- that is to say
- that is
- in other words
- I mean
All JLPT 3 grammar : 詰まり（つまり, tsumari）, that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means, [Adverb]
Usually written using kana alone
Example
| 日本語 | 意味 |
|---|---|
| こちらの商品は有料です。つまり、お金がかかりますね。 | This product is fee-charging. In other words, it costs money. |
| 玄関先に足跡を見ました。つまり、誰かが家に入ったということです。 | I saw some footprint in the entrance. In other words, it means someone entered the house. |
| 5月7日に荷物が届くはずだ。つまり、来週の火曜日だね。 | I would receive some package on May, 7th, that is to say next week’s Tuesday. |
| オンラインモードがあるんだ！つまり、離れていても一緒にゲームできるね。 | Oh, there is an online mode ! That is to say, even if we are distant from each other, we can still play together. |
Vocabulary
| 日本語 | ローマ字 | 意味 |
|---|---|---|
| 商品 | shouhin | a product |
| 有料 | yuuryou | paid, fee-charging |
| お金がかかる | okane ga kakaru | it costs money |
| 玄関先 | genkansaki | in the entrance |
| 足跡 | ashiato | a footprint |
| 荷物 | nimotsu | luggage, package |
| 届く | todoku | to be delivered, to arrive at destination (for an object) |
| 離れる | hanareru | to be distant, to take some distance |
Kanji
| 漢字 | おんよみ | くんよみ | 意味 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 商 | ショウ | あきな.う | make a deal, selling |
| 品 | ヒン,ホン | しな | goods, article |
| 有 | ユウ,ウ | あ.る | possess, have |
| 料 | リョウ | fee, materials | |
| 足 | ソク | あし,た.りる,た.る,た.す) | leg, be sufficient |
| 跡 | セキ,シャク | あと, あとかた | a trace |
| 荷 | カ | に, にな.う | responsibility |
| 物 | ブツ,モツ | もの,もの- | thing, object |
| 離 | リ,レイ | はな.す, はな.れる | distance, remote |
| 例 | レイ | たと.える | example, precedent |
| 優 | ユウ,ウ | やさ.しい, すぐ.れる, まさ.る | tenderness, excel, actor |
| 全 | ゼン | まった.く, すべ.て | whole, entire, all |
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