皆様

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 皆様 (みなさま) adds honorific 様 to everyone 皆, forming a respectful address to a group.
• Basic usage: 皆様 respectfully addresses or refers to a group.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A respectful plural address
  • 皆様に and 皆様へ mark a target and a direction respectively, and the expression normally does not refer to just one person.