万ばん人にん

also: ばんじん · まんにん

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Common wordJLPTN1

Meanings

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).

この本ほんは万ばん人にんに勧すすめられる内ない容ようではない。
This book's content is not something I can recommend to everyone.
万ばん人にんが納なっ得とくする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.

Written forms

万人Usage100%
- ばんにん
  Standard kanji spelling; most common reading is ばんにん.
- ばんじん
  Alternate reading; less common than ばんにん but still encountered.
- まんにん
  Rare reading; not commonly used in modern Japanese.
ばんじん
まんにん

Kanji

万ten thousand, 10,000
人person

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'.