JLPT N4 · Noun / adverb

皆 (mina)

皆 (みな, mina) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “everyone; everybody”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: みな
Romaji: mina
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

everyone; everybody; all · noun, pronoun, adverb · usually written in kana · みんな is less formal and more emphatic
everything; all · noun, adverb · usually written in kana

Example sentences

生徒達はみんな家に帰りました。

All the students have gone home.

Tatoeba #142709

彼女はみんなに愛されている。

She is loved by everybody.

木の葉はみんな落ちてしまった。

The leaves have all fallen.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 皆

all, everythingカイ・みな・みんな · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 皆.

皆さんみなさんall

Source: JMdict entry 1202150 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.