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万人 (ばんにん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
all people ; everybody
Refers to people in general, often used in formal or literary contexts. Common in set phrases like 万人向け (for everyone) or 万人の認めるところ (universally acknowledged).
解かい
決けつ
策さく
を
見み
つける
の
は
難むずか
しい
。
It's difficult to find a solution that satisfies everybody.
Similar words 皆みな 皆 is a more casual, everyday word for 'everyone', while 万人 is more formal and abstract, often used in written language or set phrases.
全ぜん 員いん 全員 refers to all members of a specific group, whereas 万人 refers to people in general, without a defined group.
Etymology Compound of 万 (ten thousand, myriad) and 人 (person), literally 'ten thousand people', used figuratively to mean 'all people'.
