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詰まり

つまり

in other words; that is to say; in short; after all; (as a noun) blockage; clog; a stuffed or blocked state

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Examples

  1. 詰まり彼女は下手な踊り子だ。

    つまりかのじょはへたなおどりこだ。

    In other words, she is a poor dancer.

  2. 詰まり、この計画は中止ということですね。

    つまり、このけいかくはちゅうしということですね。

    So you're saying the project is cancelled, then.

  3. 排水管の詰まりを直してもらった。

    はいすいかんのつまりをなおしてもらった。

    I had the clog in the drainpipe fixed.

  4. 鼻の詰まりがひどくて眠れなかった。

    はなのつまりがひどくてねむれなかった。

    My nose was so blocked I couldn't sleep.

Common patterns

つまり〜ということだ
in other words, it means that ~
鼻詰まり
a blocked nose
詰まりを取る
to clear a blockage

Memory tip

One word wearing two hats: the connector つまり (always kana) restates what was just said, while the noun 詰まり (from 詰まる) is a physical blockage. The link is 'it comes down to this / it is stopped up here'.

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