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皆
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
皆
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.