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それぞれ (sorezore) Japanese meaning: each | Kotomora
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い
見けん
を
聞き
か
せ
て
ください
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Please tell me each of your opinions.
They each chose a different path.
A and B are 10 and 20, respectively.
Usage patterns それぞれの 〈 物もの 〉 each (person's/thing's) own ~
Each person's opinion should be respected.
〈 人ひと 〉 はそれぞれ 〈 形けい 容よう 詞し 〉 each person is (adjective) in their own way
Each student has a different dream of their own.
それぞれに 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 each (of them) does ~ separately
Each participant gave their own impressions separately.
Related words· 10 各々 is a more formal or literary word for 'each', while それぞれ is the everyday, more versatile term used in speech and writing.
各自 stresses each individual person's own responsibility or possession, whereas それぞれ is broader and can apply to things as well as people.
各 is a prefix attached to nouns (各国, 各人) and cannot stand alone, while それぞれ is a free-standing adverb/noun.
それぞれ is a broad word for 'each/respectively' used for people or things alike, while 口々 (くちぐち) is specifically about people each speaking in their own words.
Show 6 more それぞれ means 'each' or 'respectively', focusing on individual items, while 別々 adds the nuance of being apart or not mixed together.
それぞれ is a neutral word for 'each/respectively' without implying personal taste, while 思い思い specifically highlights that each person acts according to their own preference.
それぞれ is the everyday, colloquial way to say 'each one', while 個々 is a more formal, written-register noun emphasizing distinct individual units.
Written forms それぞれ Usage 100%
Standard kana spelling; the word is usually written in kana.
其それ 々ぞれ Usage <1%
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Search-only kanji form.
夫そ れ 夫ぞ れ Usage <1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
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Etymology A reduplicated form of それ, with sequential voicing in the second element: それそれ became それぞれ. The reduplication gives the distributive sense “each.”
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それぞれ means 'each one respectively' without implying sequence, while 一つ一つ stresses going through items in order or examining each carefully.
それぞれ is the general, everyday word for 'each' and works for both people and things, while 銘々 is more strongly tied to individual people acting on their own.
それぞれ can describe things or people and often means 'respectively,' whereas 一人一人 is limited to people and emphasizes individual attention.
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rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
