What does 全員 in Japanese mean?

What is the meaning of the word 全員 in Japanese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use 全員 in Japanese.

The word 全員 in Japanese means everyone, everybody, 全員, 全部, 全～, 全員、全ての人、全ての者, 全員、皆. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word 全員

everyone, everybody

全員

(figurative (everyone on board)

The ship was sinking, so the captain called for all hands on deck.

全部

(every one of) (ものについて)

彼のクラスメート全員が、彼の誕生会に来た。

Someone has eaten all of the chocolates. All of his classmates went to his birthday party.

全～

(entirety)

全社員がその祝賀会に出席する予定です。

The whole of the company will be there for the ceremony.

全員、全ての人、全ての者

(all)

Each and every one filed in and sat down.

全員、皆

(all persons)

If everybody is here then I'll begin.

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Japanese is an East Asian language spoken by more than 125 million people in Japan and Japanese diaspora around the world. The Japanese language also stands out for being commonly written in a combination of three typefaces: kanji and two types of kana onomatopoeia including hiragana and katakana. Kanji is used to write Chinese words or Japanese words that use kanji to express meaning. Hiragana is used to record Japanese original words and grammatical elements such as auxiliary verbs, auxiliary verbs, verb endings, adjectives... Katakana is used to transcribe foreign words.