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鯔のつまり

鯔の詰まり、 とどの詰まり

Reading

Kana: とどのつまり
Romaji: todonotsumari
Kana
Romaji

Definition

exp
adv
1

in the end; after all is said and done; at the striped mullet's ultimate maturity (when the striped mullet is fully grown)

Note: word usually written using kana alone
See also: (reading とど, entry #1)

Kanji

Readings: シ、 ぼら、 とど
Meaning: mullet (fish)
Readings: キツ、 キチ、 つ.める、 つ.め、 -づ.め、 つ.まる、 つ.む
Meanings: packed, close, pressed, reprove, rebuke, blame

Example Sentence

その説明(せつめい)(たい)する(かれ)(こたえ)はとどのつまり意味(いみ)をなさない。
➥His explanation of the problem adds up to nonsense.
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