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Zen'in (全員): what it means in anime
全員
ぜんいん · zen'in · all members; all hands; everyone JLPT N3
Zen'in means "everyone" or "all members" of a group. 全員集合 is "everyone, gather!", 全員死ぬ is "everyone dies", and 全員で means "all of us together".
Where you hear it 3 of 42 series
Lines from the Japanese subtitles of episodes 1–3 of each show. A translation is shown only when it clearly matches the line; counts are subtitle lines containing the word.
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The Promised Neverland · 8 lines in episodes 1–3 · this one from episode 2
全員で逃げたいんだEveryone?
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Dr. Stone · 6 lines in episodes 1–3 · this one from episode 3
全員で戦って 司の殺人を止める
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Chainsaw Man · 5 lines in episodes 1–3 · this one from episode 2
お前以外 全員本気なんだよ
Usage and nuance
It is more precise than みんな (minna), which is just "everybody". 全員 counts heads: the whole crew, the whole class, the whole squad. The Promised Neverland uses it for the plan to escape with 全員.
The apostrophe in the romaji, zen'in, marks that the ん and the い are separate sounds. Said without the break it becomes a different word.
Related: 全部 (zenbu) is "everything" for things, 全て (subete) is "all" in a slightly formal register.
Hear 全員 in The Promised Neverland8 lines in episodes 1–3 · tappable subtitles · free, no account