taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle, adverb
all; each and every one
Literary or formal expression meaning 'all without exception'. Often used in written language or set phrases.
Every single participant agreed.
Each committee member reached the same conclusion.
Variant using the iteration mark 々; less common than 比比.
A Sino-Japanese word from Classical Chinese 比比, “everywhere; one and all,” formed by reduplication of 比.