皆様(みなさま)

皆様(みなさま) is the honorific form of みなさん, using 様(さま) instead of さん.

Formality levels

• みんな: everyone (casual)
• みなさん: everyone (standard polite)
• 皆様(みなさま): everyone (formal/honorific)

Where used

Standard in business emails, public announcements, formal speeches, and customer-facing communication. Using みなさん in these contexts would sound too casual.

Common collocations

• 皆様(みなさま)へ: to everyone (letter/email opening)
• 皆様(みなさま)のおかげで: thanks to everyone
• お客様(きゃくさま)皆様(みなさま): all of our customers
• ご来場(らいじょう)の皆様(みなさま): all attendees
• 皆様(みなさま)のご健勝(けんしょう)をお祈(いの)りいたします: I wish everyone good health (closing formula)