全員（ぜんいん、zeniん）
- all members

The Japanese word 全員 (ぜんいん) means "everyone," "all members," or "the whole group." It refers to all the people involved in a specific group, situation, or context without exception. It emphasizes the totality of the individuals. The word implies inclusivity and doesn't single out anyone.

⚫︎全員参加してください。 Translation: Please everyone participate. ⚫︎会議には全員が出席しました。 Translation: Everyone attended the meeting. ⚫︎このプロジェクトには全員の協力が必要です。 Translation: We need everyone's cooperation for this project.

全員 is used in formal and informal situations. It can be used to address a group directly or to describe a group's actions or characteristics. It is frequently used in announcements, instructions, and reports. It can be used in the present, past, and future tenses. The tone is generally neutral.

全員 is typically written using kanji and hiragana. ・Kanji: 全員 ・Hiragana: ぜんいん There is no variation in the okurigana. The word is always written as 全員. The word全員 can be used as a stand-alone noun.

⚫︎みんな (Minna) - Everyone (casual) ⚫︎すべての人 (Subete no hito) - All people (formal) ⚫︎一同 (Ichidō) - All members, the whole group (formal) ⚫︎全員の (Zen'in no) - All of (followed by a noun)

⚫︎一部 (Ichibu) - A part, some ⚫︎少数 (Shōsū) - A few, a minority ⚫︎誰か (Dareka) - Someone, anyone

全員で協力して、この問題を解決しましょう。 ・Translation: Let's cooperate and solve this problem together, everyone. ・Explanation: This sentence encourages the entire group to work together to find a solution.

イベントに全員招待されました。 ・Translation: Everyone was invited to the event. ・Explanation: This sentence indicates that every person in the relevant group was included in the invitation.

全員 is composed of two kanji: 全 (zen) which means "whole," "all," or "entire," and 員 (in) which means "member" or "person." Together, they form the meaning "all members" or "everyone."