皆さん
みなさん · minasan · JLPT N5 · noun
everyone
👥 皆 (mina) = all + さん (san) = polite Mr./Ms. → all of you, politely
Mina means all or everybody; san is the same honorific you attach to names like Tanaka-san. So minasan is literally Mr./Ms. Everybody — a respectful way to address a whole group at once.
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.