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Zach

詰まる所

詰まるところ、 つまる所、 詰まる処、 つまる処

Reading

Kana: つまるところ
Romaji: tsumarutokoro
Kana
Romaji

Definition

adv
1

in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it

See also: 詰まり (reading つまり, entry #2)

Kanji

Readings: キツ、 キチ、 つ.める、 つ.め、 -づ.め、 つ.まる、 つ.む
Meanings: packed, close, pressed, reprove, rebuke, blame
Readings: ショ、 ところ、 -ところ、 どころ、 とこ
Meaning: place
Readings: ショ、 ところ、 -こ、 お.る
Meanings: dispose, manage, deal with, sentence, condemn, act, behave, place

Example Sentences

つまるところ想像力(そうぞうりょく)だろう。
➥After all, it might be imagination.
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つまるところ他人(たにん)完全(かんぜん)には理解(りかい)できないのだ。
➥In the end it is not possible to fully know somebody else.
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