JLPT N3 · Adverb

要するに (yousuruni)

要するに (ようするに, yousuruni) is a Japanese adverb meaning “in short; in a word”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ようするに
Romaji: yousuruni
Word class: Adverb
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short · expression, adverb

Example sentences

彼女は要するにおしゃべりなんだ。

She is, in brief, a chatterbox.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 要するに

要

need, main point, essenceヨウ・い.る・かなめ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 要するに.

要るいるto be needed必要ひつようnecessary重要じゅうようimportant主要しゅようchief需要じゅようdemand要求ようきゅうdemand要素ようそelement要点ようてんgist要旨ようし(main) point要領ようりょうpoint要因よういんmain cause要請ようせいappeal要望ようぼうdemand for要ようmain point

Source: JMdict entry 1546620 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.