全員 All Members

Meaning

Primary

All Members

Alternatives

All Hands, Everyone, Everybody

Word Type

noun

Explanation

All members means all members. This is also a fancy way to say everybody.

Reading

ぜんいん

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 全員が〜

  全員がいる

  everyone is present

  全員ができる

  all members can do

  全員がする

  all members do

• 全員の〜

  全員の名前

  everyone's names

  全員の前

  in front of everyone

  全員の意見

  everyone's opinion

• 全員〜

  全員おそろい

  everyone matches

  全員同じ

  everyone's the same

  全員元気

  everybody's in good health

• 全員に〜

  全員にプレゼントする

  to give a present to everyone

  全員にもらう

  to receive from everyone

  全員に伝える

  to tell everyone

• 全員で〜

  全員で行う

  to carry out with all members

  全員でする

  to do all together

  全員で考える

  everyone thinks together

• 〜全員

  家族全員

  whole family

  スタッフ全員

  all staff

  メンバー全員

  all members

Context Sentences

バンドメンバーの全員が男です。

All of the band members are men.

トーフグの社員は、全員がベーコンソムリエのテストを受けることになりました。

They decided that every Tofugu employee will take the bacon sommelier exam.

うちは家族全員で一緒に食事します。

We have meals together as a whole family.

Kanji Composition

1. 全

   ぜん All
2. 員

   いん Member