詰まり

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
詰り

Pronunciation

(as an adverb):

(as a noun):

Adverb

()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

()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

()まり (tsumari

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN