What does つまり mean?
つまり is a Japanese adverb meaning “namely, in other words, in short” in English. It can also be translated as “in short, clogging, shrinkage” depending on context. It is written as つまり in hiragana, and tsumari in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentence
つまり彼女は下手な踊り子だ。
That is, she is a poor dancer.