1.
everyone; anybody; anyone
An inclusive pronoun meaning every person without exception. Slightly literary or emphatic compared to plain 誰でも.
誰しも間違える。
Everyone makes mistakes.
誰しも一度は経験があるだろう。
Anyone must have experienced it at least once.
誰しも若い頃には将来のことで悩むものだ。
Everyone worries about the future when they're young.
Formed from 誰 (who) and the emphatic particle しも. It carries a slightly literary or formal tone compared to the everyday 誰でも, and is often used to express universal truths or shared human experiences.
Typically used with affirmative predicates to mean "everyone" or "anybody." It frequently appears in statements about universal conditions or emotions.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 誰しも経験がある: everyone has experienced it
- 誰しも思うことだ: it's something everyone thinks
- 誰しも避けられない: no one can avoid it
- 誰しも同じだ: everyone is the same
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 誰でも: anyone, everyone — more casual and conversational
- 誰もが: everyone — neutral tone, very common in writing
- みんな: everyone — informal and colloquial