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一概に (いちがいに): unconditionally, necessarily — Japanese vocabulary

一概に is read いちがいに and means "unconditionally, necessarily". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

一概に

Reading
いちがいに · ichigaini
Translation
unconditionally, necessarily
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
いちがいにがいちがいにが

Example

そうですね。一概には言えませんね。

そうですね。いちがいにはいえませんね。

Yes, well, that depends.

Kanji in this word

  • 一 — one
  • 概 — approximate, generally

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