一概には言えない（いちがいにはいえない）
JLPT N1 · i-adjective
Meaning: cannot generalize
Example sentences
- よいか悪いか、一概には言えない。 — Whether it's good or bad can't be said definitively.
- 一概には言えないが、傾向はある。 — You can't generalize, but there is a tendency.
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