誰だれ彼かれとなく

Meanings

anyone and everyone; anybody at all

Used to indicate that an action or state applies to people in general, without specifying individuals. Often appears in contexts like '誰彼となく話しかける' (talks to anyone and everyone).

彼かれは誰だれ彼かれとなく親しん切せつに接せっする。
He treats anyone and everyone kindly.
誰だれ彼かれとなく声こえをかけて回まわった。
I went around calling out to anybody at all.

Kanji

誰who, someone, somebody
彼he, that, the
無nothingness, none, ain't

Related words

誰だれ彼かれ
誰彼 is a noun meaning 'anyone' or 'someone', while 誰彼となく is a set expression meaning 'indiscriminately to anyone'.
誰だれでも
誰でも simply means 'anyone', while 誰彼となく emphasizes the lack of discrimination or the broad, random nature of the people involved.

Built from

誰だれ彼かれ+となく

Written forms

誰だれ彼かれとなく
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
誰だれかれとなく
Variant with かれ in kana; less common but still seen.
誰だれ彼かれと無なく
Rare spelling using the kanji 無 for なく.
だれかれと無なく
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; very rare.

Etymology

A set phrase combining 誰 (who) and 彼 (that person) with the particle と and the negative form of ある (ない → なく), literally 'without distinguishing who or that person'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it has been used since at least the Edo period.