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つまり

in short; that is

Stroke order of つまり

3 characters, 6 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

つ · 1 strokesま · 3 strokesり · 2 strokes

Memory trick

TSUMARI — 'tsu-mari': Mary sums it up, in short.

Parts: conjunction; introduces a summary

The characters in つまり

  • つ つ — tsu (1 strokes)
  • ま ま — ma (3 strokes)
  • り り — ri (2 strokes)

Example sentence

つまり、行かないということですね。

つまり、いかないということですね。

In short, you mean you won't go, right?

More words: Linking words

なおfurthermore; stillけれどbut; howeverそれにbesides; moreoverそのうえin additionそれともor; or elseところがhowever; butところでby the wayするとthereupon; thenそこでso; accordinglyそれならin that caseまたはor; otherwiseたとえばfor example

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