“To put it briefly” in Japanese
Short answer
To put it briefly in Japanese is “早く言えば” (hayakuieba). Full meaning: in a word, to put it briefly, to make a long story short.
Other ways to say “To put it briefly” in Japanese
一言で言うと
hitokotodeiuto in a word, to put it briefly
一言で言えば
hitokotodeieba in a word, to put it briefly
手短に言えば
temijikaniieba briefly, in short, in a nutshell, in summary, to put it briefly
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