“In short” in Japanese
Short answer
In short in Japanese is “要は” (youha). Full meaning: in short, the point is, the important thing is, in a word, basically.
Other ways to say “In short” in Japanese
早い話が
hayaihanashiga in short, in a nutshell, in a word, to cut a long story short
要するに
yousuruni in short, in a word, to sum up, to put it simply, to make a long story short, after all
詰まるところ
tsumarutokoro 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
詰まり
tsumari that is to say, that is, in other words, I mean, that (this, it) means; 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, basically; clogging,
畢竟
tsumari that is to say, that is, in other words, I mean, that (this, it) means; 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, basically; clogging,
要約すれば
youyakusureba in a word, in short, in summary, summing up, to sum up
手短に言えば
temijikaniieba briefly, in short, in a nutshell, in summary, to put it briefly
ヅマリ
zumari that is to say, that is, in other words, I mean, that (this, it) means; 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, basically; clogging,
づまり
zumari that is to say, that is, in other words, I mean, that (this, it) means; 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, basically; clogging,
詮ずる所
senzurutokoro after all, in the end, in short, given due consideration, when all is said and done
簡単に言えば
kantanniieba simply put, putting it simply, in short
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