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毎 (ごと, goto) Japanese meaning: each | Kotomora
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This meeting is held every month.
He tells the same story to every person he meets.
Usage patterns 〈 時とき 〉 ごとに 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 every (unit of time), (something happens)
It's getting colder every day.
〈 数かず 〉 ごとに 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 every (number of units), (something happens)
Please water it every three days.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 ごとに 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 for each (place/group), (something differs)
The culture differs from region to region.
Expressions ごとに each; every; at intervals of Related words 毎に is the common adverbial form used before verbs to mean 'each time', while 毎 is the bare suffix attached directly to a noun to mean 'each'.
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.
ごと stresses that every single unit is included without exception (日ごと = every day, each one), while 置き highlights the gap between occurrences, often skipping units (一日置き = every other day).
ごと means 'together with, including everything as one unit' and is used for physical objects (皮ごと食べる, eat with the skin on), while ぐるみ is used for groups of people or organizations acting/being involved as a whole (家族ぐるみ, involving the whole family).
Written forms 毎ごと Usage 8%
Kanji form; usually written in kana.
ごと Usage 92%
Kana spelling is the usual modern written form.
Etymology The kanji 毎 means 'every' or 'each'. The reading ごと is a native Japanese suffix. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.
