みんな

みんな

noun

everyone, everybody

informal

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.

Register

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

Writing

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

Related Words

Keigo: 皆様(みなさま) (honorific)

Compare: 全部(ぜんぶ) (all, entire, whole)

Compare: 人々(ひとびと) (people, men and women)

Compare: 全員(ぜんいん) (all members, everyone)

Compare: 全(すべ)て (all, everything)

Compare: 諸君(しょくん) (ladies and gentlemen)

Compare: 誰(だれ)しも (everyone)

Compare: とも (both)

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Added 2026.1.11 19:10 · Revised 2026.10.16 21:30

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