みんな

みんな
noun
everyone, everybody
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 2026.2.27 11:35
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