一般に|いっぱんにippanni[0]heiban (flat)

1. adverbgenerally; in general; widely; commonly; universally
   この単語たんごは、一般いっぱんによく使つかわれていない。↗

   This word is not in common use.

• Synonym普通ふつうNeutralMeans normal or ordinary, and as an adverb usually; very common in everyday speech. 「一般に」 focuses on what holds in most cases.
• Synonym大方おおかたNeutralMeans the majority or for the most part, also in 「大方の予想」; leans written. It stresses what holds for most, while 「一般に」 stresses universality.
• SynonymたいていNeutralMeans mostly or usually, as in 「大抵家にいる」 and 「大抵の人」; more colloquial than 「一般に」, and can also mean probably or most likely.
• Synonym一般いっぱんNeutralA noun for the general or the ordinary, as in 「一般の人」; only with 「に」 does it become an adverb — forming 「一般に」 itself.
• Synonym通常つうじょうNeutralRefers to what happens under normal circumstances, fairly formal, as in 「通常営業」; stresses routine as opposed to special times.
• Synonym通例つうれいWrittenWritten word for convention or general rule, as in 「通例となっている」; stresses established practice, a narrower sense than 「一般に」.
• Synonym概してがいしてWrittenWritten; broadly speaking, as in 「概して良好」, with a summing-up verdict. Swaps for 「一般に」 when generalizing, but not for its 'widely' sense in 「一般に知られる」.
• SynonymおしなべてWrittenWritten and rare; means on the whole or across the board, close to 「概して」. In everyday speech say 「一般に」 instead.
• Synonym総じてそうじてWrittenWritten; means all in all, close to 「概して」 but stresses judging after weighing the whole picture.
• Synonym一体にいったいにWrittenMeans on the whole; written and old-fashioned, now rarely used. In everyday speech say 「一般に」.
• Related原則としてげんそくとしてNeutralMeans as a rule or in principle, implying exceptions exist, as in 「原則として禁止」. For stating general facts, use 「一般に」.
• RelatedなべてWrittenMeans generally or usually; written, elegant and old-fashioned, found mostly in literary works. In everyday speech say 「一般に」.
• Antonym特殊にNeutralMeans specially or exceptionally; the opposite of 「一般に」, which speaks of the general case.
• Antonym個別にNeutralMeans individually or case by case, as in 「個別に対応する」; the opposite of a statement covering things in general.

To say generally speaking, use 「一般に」 or 「普通」; in casual speech 「大抵」 is common. For written summaries pick 「概して」 or 「総じて」, and 「原則として」 when speaking of rules or principles. 「通常」 covers routine circumstances, 「通例」 conventions, 「大方」 the majority. The antonyms 「特殊に」 and 「個別に」 point to exceptions and individual cases.

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1. ほとんどの場合ばあいや多おおくの人々ひとびとについて、特例とくれいを除のぞいて当あてはまる様子ようす。