How do you know when to use みな or みんな?


Are there any tips for deciding to write みな or みんな? If I'm not sure can I just
go with 皆?

Also, in speech is there a distinction made? If not, which pronunciation is
more common in standard Japanese?




みな and みんな have the same meaning, but みな is more formal and みんな is a little
colloquial. In fact, historically, みな was the original form and みんな arose by
inserting ん to みな.

Both みな and みんな can be written as 皆, but this does not mean that you can
replace both みな and みんな with 皆 without losing their nuances. For example, if
you want to add the informal feeling of みんな, it is probably better to write it
in hiragana.

In certain set phrases such as 皆まで (みなまで) and 皆の衆 (みなのしゅう), only みな is used.




みな and みんな have the same meaning, but みな is more formal and みんな is a little
colloquial. In fact, historically, みな was the original form and みんな arose by
inserting ん to みな.

Both みな and みんな can be written as 皆, but this does not mean that you can
replace both みな and みんな with 皆 without losing their nuances. For example, if
you want to add the informal feeling of みんな, it is probably better to write it
in hiragana.

In certain set phrases such as 皆まで (みなまで) and 皆の衆 (みなのしゅう), only みな is used.

