Meaning of 皆 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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皆JLPT 5
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Kana Readingみな, みんな
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Romajimina, minna
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverb (fukushi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- all; everyone; everybody
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- everything
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Example Sentences
皆, みな, みんな used in context
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We were all pleased to be so cheaply quit of him.
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僕には警察よりも何よりもみんながいてくれることの方が心強いのですよ。
For my part, having you lot with me is more reassuring than the police or anything!
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君の実力なら楽勝だとは思うが、それに驕らず、まずはクラスのみんなと切磋琢磨していって欲しい。
With your ability it should be a doddle, but please don't be prideful of that but first apply yourself dilligently with everyone in your class.
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シンガポールの医師は殆どの場合皆お互いを知っている、というのが日本と異なります。
What's different from Japan is that the doctors of Singapore generally all know each other.
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あ、みんなには内緒だよ？寮を夜中に抜け出すのは厳罰だからね？
Oh, that's a secret, OK? Because slipping out of the dorm in the night is severely punished.
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Having scattered the enemy before me and triumphantly returned, this is how they would herald me.
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