全 員(ぜんいん)

ぜんいん

noun

all members, everyone

1. all members, everyone

Every person in a group.

全員(ぜんいん)が賛成(さんせい)した。

Everyone agreed.

乗客(じょうきゃく)全員(ぜんいん)が無事(ぶじ)だった。

All passengers were safe.

全員(ぜんいん)参加(さんか)でお願(ねが)いします。

Please have everyone participate.

試験(しけん)に全員(ぜんいん)が合格(ごうかく)するのは難(むずか)しい。

It's difficult for everyone to pass the exam.

チームの全員(ぜんいん)が一(ひと)つの目標(もくひょう)に向(む)かって努力(どりょく)した結果(けっか)、優勝(ゆうしょう)できた。

As a result of every team member working toward a single goal, we won the championship.

全員(ぜんいん) refers to every single member of a defined group. Unlike みんな, it emphasizes completeness — no one is excluded.

USAGE:
Often used with が as the subject (全員(ぜんいん)が) or as a noun modifier (全員(ぜんいん)参加(さんか)). Common in announcements, reports, and formal contexts. Can be used with counters: 全員(ぜんいん)で10人(にん) (all 10 people).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

全員(ぜんいん)一致(いっち) (unanimous agreement)
全員(ぜんいん)参加(さんか) (full participation)
全員(ぜんいん)無事(ぶじ) (everyone safe)
全員(ぜんいん)集合(しゅうごう) (everyone gather)
全員(ぜんいん)合格(ごうかく) (everyone passes)

SIMILAR WORDS:

みんな: everyone (casual, can refer to a vague group)
皆(みな)さん: everyone (polite address)
全(すべ)ての人(ひと): all people (broader, not limited to a defined group)
一同(いちどう): all present (very formal, used in speeches and letters)

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Added 2026.1.12 10:13 · Revised 2026.5.25 6:24

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