皆
みな · mina · JLPT N4 · noun
everyone
mina = me 'n' a...ll of you: everyone
皆 (mina) means everyone; add さん for the polite 皆さん (mina-san), the usual way to address a group. The kanji stacks 比 (side by side, compare) over 白: people lined up side by side, all of them counted.
皆 — 比 (compare) on top + 白 (white/say) below
Originally a phono-semantic compound. The top element 比 (two people side by side) suggests 'together' or 'all alike,' while 白 below served as a phonetic component. Over time the meaning settled on 'all' or 'every one,' emphasizing collective inclusion.