“On the whole” in Japanese
Short answer
On the whole in Japanese is “大体” (daitai). Full meaning: generally, on the whole, mostly, almost, nearly, approximately, roughly, about; general, rough; outline, main points, gist, substance, essence.
Other ways to say “On the whole” in Japanese
押しなべて
oshinabete in general, on the whole, for the most part, by and large, almost all
総体
soutai the whole, all; on the whole, generally, all in all, all things considered; from the start, from the outset, in the first place
大凡
ooyoso about, roughly, approximately; generally, on the whole, as a rule; completely, quite, entirely, altogether, totally, not at all (with neg. verb)
だいたい
daitai generally, on the whole, mostly, almost, nearly, approximately, roughly, about; general, rough; outline, main points, gist, substance, essence
概ね
oomune in general, generally, mostly, roughly, largely, mainly, on the whole, by and large; gist, point, main idea
凡そ
oyoso about, roughly, approximately; generally, on the whole, as a rule; completely, quite, entirely, altogether, totally, not at all (with neg. verb)
大體
daitai generally, on the whole, mostly, almost, nearly, approximately, roughly, about; general, rough; outline, main points, gist, substance, essence
先ず
mazu first (of all), firstly, to begin with, before anything else; probably, most likely, almost certainly, virtually; more or less (satisfactory), on the whole, reasonably
概ネ
oomune in general, generally, mostly, roughly, largely, mainly, on the whole, by and large; gist, point, main idea
先づ
mazu first (of all), firstly, to begin with, before anything else; probably, most likely, almost certainly, virtually; more or less (satisfactory), on the whole, reasonably
まづ
mazu first (of all), firstly, to begin with, before anything else; probably, most likely, almost certainly, virtually; more or less (satisfactory), on the whole, reasonably
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