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端的
Readings

tanteki
English
NA-adjective/adjectival noun (keiyodoshi)
frank, direct, plain, straightforward, point-blank, concise

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Kanjis
ON: タン KUN: はし, は, はた, -ばた, はな
edge, origin, end, point, border, verge, cape

Stroke: 14 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-5-9 FC: 0212.2


ON: テキ KUN: まと
bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending

Stroke: 8 Grade: 4 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-5-3 FC: 2762.2


Phrases
端的に言って、彼は首になったのだ。
Parts: 端的 (たんてき) 言う (いう) (かれ) 首になる (くびになる) のだ (んだ)
To make a long story short, he was fired.