おしなべて

お

し

な

べ

て

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

adverb

in general; on the whole; by and large

usually written using kana alone

Used to summarize a general tendency or overall assessment, often when there are minor exceptions.

今年ことしの夏なつはおしなべて気き温おんが高たかかった。
This summer, temperatures were high on the whole.

参さん加か者しゃの反はん応のうはおしなべて好こう意い的てきだった。

The participants' reactions were generally favorable.

Written forms

おしなべてUsage99%
Usually written in kana; the kanji forms 押しなべて and 押し並べて are less common.
押おし並なべてUsage1%
Alternate kanji form; less common than the kana spelling.
押おしなべて
Kanji form; less common than the kana spelling.

Kanji

押push, stop, check
並row, and, besides

Similar words

概がいして
概して is more formal and often used in written or analytical contexts, while おしなべて is slightly more conversational.
全ぜん般ぱん的てきに
全般的に means 'overall' and can be used in similar contexts, but おしなべて emphasizes a summary judgment across many individual cases.

Etymology

Derived from the verb 押し並べる (to arrange in a line), with the て-form used adverbially to mean 'lining up and looking at everything together', hence 'on the whole'.