みんな

also: みな

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 200

Meanings

usually written using kana alone

Refers to all people in a group. みんな is casual and emphatic; みな is more formal. Often used as a pronoun or adverbially.

Related words· 13

全員 formally means 'all members present' and suits official contexts, while みんな is casual and can include the speaker naturally in everyday talk.

全部 is used mainly for objects or amounts ('all of it'), whereas みんな can refer to either people or things but leans toward people.

すべて is a more literary, formal way to say 'everything/all', while みんな is the everyday spoken word.

老若男女 is a formal yojijukugo meaning 'people of every age and gender', while 皆 is the plain, everyday word for 'everyone'.

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万ばん人にんN1
皆 is a casual, everyday word for 'everyone', while 万人 is formal and literary, often appearing in set phrases.
皆みなさんN5
皆さん is the polite way to address or refer to a group of people, while 皆 is the plain form used casually among friends or in writing.
誰だれも
みんな is a casual, everyday word for 'everyone,' while 誰も is more pronoun-like and is essential in the negative pattern 誰も〜ない meaning 'no one.'

Politeness

皆さん is the polite form used to directly address a group ('everyone, listen'), while みんな is the plain, casual pronoun used in general reference.

皆様 is a very formal, honorific way to address a group, while みんな is the plain, casual equivalent used among friends or family.