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Everyone, All

みな (mina), みんな (minna)

JLPT N3

Interesting Fact

Although everyone says みんな every day, many learners don't realize it's written with the kanji 皆.

Memory Trick

Imagine everyone standing together in one big group. That's 皆.

Readings

Onyomi: カイ (kai)

Kunyomi: みな (mina), みんな (minna)

Example Words

みな (mina)
Everyone
皆さん
みなさん (minasan)
Everyone (polite)
皆様
みなさま (minasama)
Ladies and gentlemen
皆無
かいむ (kaimu)
None at all

Example Sentence

皆さん、おはようございます。

みなさん、おはようございます。

minasan, ohayou gozaimasu

Good morning, everyone.

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