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一般に (いっぱんに, ippanni) Japanese meaning: generally | Kotomora
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一いっ 般ぱん に 、 年とし を 取と る と 疲つか れ が 取と れ にくく なる 。
In general, as people get older, it becomes harder to recover from fatigue.
That theory is widely accepted in general.
Related words 一般に describes broad general tendencies or common views, while 普通 more often means 'usually' or 'normally' in everyday contexts.
一般に states a general tendency plainly, whereas 概して is a slightly more formal way of saying 'on the whole,' often allowing for exceptions.
一般に means 'generally' in the sense of a widely accepted rule or fact, whereas 総じて is used to summarize a speaker's own impression of many cases.
Etymology From 一般, meaning 'general' or 'the public/common run,' plus に, which makes the expression adverbial. This is a transparent modern formation rather than a separate loanword.
It is generally believed that women tend to live longer.
