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皆
On'yomi
カイ
KAI
Kun'yomi
みな・みんな
mina / minna
all · everything
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Frequency#1267
Radical白white(5)
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Component Breakdown
皆=
比白
比 + white
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of compare and white. All shining white.
Symbolism
Everyone, all members, everything. Represents totality.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Small joy
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
免許皆伝
めんきょかいでん
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership; possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo)
一切皆空
いっさいかいくう
matter is void; all is vanity; matter is void
悉皆成仏
しっかいじょうぶつ
all things have the Buddha nature; all things have the Buddha nature
一強皆弱
いっきょうかいじゃく
one strong, everyone else weak; one strong, everyone else weak
Proverbs & Idioms
皆が言えば嘘も本当になる
みながいえばうそもほんとうになる
If everyone says it, even lies become truth
When many people repeat something, even falsehoods are believed