誰だれ彼かれ

also: たれかれ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

pronoun

anyone and everyone; this or that person; many people

Indefinite pronoun referring to people in general, often with a nuance of 'anybody at all' or 'various people'. Commonly used in set phrases like 誰彼となく (indiscriminately, to anyone).

誰だれ彼かれとなく声こえをかける。
He calls out to anyone and everyone.
誰だれ彼かれの区く別べつなく親しん切せつにする。
She is kind to all without distinction.

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Expressions

誰だれ彼かれとなくanyone and everyone; anybody at all
誰だれ彼かれなしにto anyone; to whomever; indiscriminately
誰だれ彼かれかまわずindiscriminately; regardless of who it is; anyone and everyone

Kanji

誰who, someone, somebody
彼he, that, the

Related words

誰だれも
誰も is a negative polarity item meaning 'nobody' (with negative verb) or 'everyone' (with positive verb), while 誰彼 is an indefinite pronoun meaning 'anyone and everyone' without requiring a negative.
誰だれか
誰か means 'someone' (a specific but unknown person), whereas 誰彼 refers to people in general or indiscriminately.

Built from

誰だれ+彼かれ

Written forms

誰彼Usage67%
- だれかれ
  Standard kanji spelling for the pronoun.
- たれかれ
  Archaic reading; rarely used in modern Japanese.
だれかれUsage30%
Kana spelling, often used in casual writing.
たれかれUsage3%
誰かれ
- だれかれ
  Mixed kanji-kana spelling, also common.
- たれかれ

Etymology

Compound of 誰 (dare, 'who') and 彼 (kare, 'he' or 'that person'), literally 'who and that person', used to refer to people in general.