# 皆 — everyone

皆 means “everyone”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: カイ (kai). Kun'yomi: みな (mina), みんな (minna). You'll see it in words such as 皆さん (minasan, “all; everyone”).

- Meaning: everyone
- On'yomi: カイ (kai)
- Kun'yomi: みな (mina), みんな (minna)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Numbers & amounts 2

## How to remember 皆

Parts: 比 compare · 白 white

## Words with 皆

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 皆さん | みなさん (minasan) | all; everyone |

## Don't confuse it with

[階](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/storey/)

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 2” set

[群](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/flock/) · [双](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/twin/) · [片](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/one-side/) · [兆](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/trillion/) · [零](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/zero/) · [皆](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/everyone/) · [冊](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/counter-for-books/) · [匹](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/counter-for-small-animals/) · [粒](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/grain/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/everyone/. Last updated 2026-11-01.