Expressions 各かく 人じん 各かく 説せつ everyone has their own view; different people, different opinions Related words 各 attaches directly to a noun as a prefix (各国 'each country'), while それぞれ stands alone as an adverb or noun meaning 'each' or 'respectively'.
各 marks each individual member of a set like countries or companies (各国 , 各社 ), while 毎 marks repeated time units like 毎日 'every day' or 毎回 'every time'.
各 is a prefix placed before a noun (各国 , 各人 ) to mean 'each', whereas 毎 is a suffix placed after the noun (国毎 , 人毎 ) with the same meaning.
各 is a prefix meaning 'each' used inside compounds like 各国 , whereas 個々 stands alone as a noun or attaches with の .
Opposites 総 as a prefix means 'all together, total', while 各 means 'each individual', so 総会 (general meeting) contrasts with 各国 (each country).
Don't confuse with 客 (きゃく , guest/customer) and 各 (かく , each) have very similar kanji shapes but completely unrelated meanings.
各 (read かく ) means 'each' and is a completely different word that only sounds and looks similar to 格 (かく ), meaning rank or status.
Word family· 45 various kinds; all sorts; every kind
each place; every place; various places; all parts
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
each company; all companies
each person; everyone; individually; respective
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every station; each station · local train; train that stops at every station
everyone; all of you; ladies and gentlemen
each person; everyone
each part; every part; all parts; various parts; every department
each shop; every store
various fields; all walks of life; each sector
each time; every time; each installment
each newspaper; every newspaper
each school; every school
each floor; every floor
each day; every day
each; every one; individually
each state; each province; each county
item-by-item discussion; detailed exposition
each stratum; each class; every level
every month; each month
each ministry; every ministry · each province (of China)
each room; every room
each line; every line
every house; each household
each party; each faction; all sects
each side; every surface; all aspects
each subject; every department
each item; each clause; each article
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Etymology Sino-Japanese prefix read かく . The kanji 各 is conventionally associated with the meaning 'each' or 'every'; no more specific historical derivation is needed for ordinary learner use.
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