みんな

みんな

noun

everyone, everybody

See also: 皆(みな) (formal form), 皆(みな)さん (polite form)

1. everyone, everybody, all

All the people in a group.

みんなで行(い)きましょう。

Let's all go together.

みんな来(き)ましたか。

Has everyone arrived?

みんなに知(し)らせる。

To inform everyone.

みんなで一緒(いっしょ)に食(た)べよう。

Let's all eat together.

みんなが帰(かえ)った後(あと)、一人(ひとり)で片(かた)づけをした。

After everyone left, I cleaned up by myself.

みんな means "everyone" or "all." A casual, everyday word.

POLITENESS SCALE:

みんな: casual/informal
皆(みな)さん: polite
皆様(みなさま): very polite/formal/honorific

COMMON PATTERNS:

みんなで: all together, with everyone
みんなに: to everyone
みんなが: everyone (subject)
みんなの: everyone's

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

みんなで行(い)こう: Let's all go together
みんな知(し)っている: Everyone knows
みんなに伝(つた)える: to tell everyone
みんなで協力(きょうりょく)する: to cooperate together

KANJI:
Can also be written as 皆(みんな) with kanji, though hiragana is more common in casual writing.

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Added 2026.1.11 19:10 · Revised 2026.5.23 22:13

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