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

• 全員に〜

  全員に伝える

  to tell everyone

  全員にもらう

  to receive from everyone

  全員にプレゼントする

  to give a present to everyone

• 全員が〜

  全員がする

  all members do

  全員ができる

  all members can do

  全員がいる

  everyone is present

• 全員で〜

  全員で考える

  everyone thinks together

  全員でする

  to do all together

  全員で行う

  to carry out with all members

• 全員〜

  全員元気

  everybody's in good health

  全員同じ

  everyone's the same

  全員おそろい

  everyone matches

• 全員の〜

  全員の意見

  everyone's opinion

  全員の前

  in front of everyone

  全員の名前

  everyone's names

• 〜全員

  メンバー全員

  all members

  スタッフ全員

  all staff

  家族全員

  whole family

Context Sentences

全員男せいです。

They are all males.

トーフグの社員は、全員がベーコンソムリエのしけんを受けることになりました。

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

全員がさんかするのはむずかしそうですね。

Looks like it'll be difficult for everyone to make it, yeah?

Kanji Composition

1. 全

   ぜん All
2. 員

   いん Member