一人ひとり一人ひとり

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

Emphasizes considering or addressing every single person separately, not as a group. Used both as an adverb and as a noun.

〈人ひと〉一ひと人り一ひと人りに声こえをかけるto speak to each person individually
先せん生せいは生せい徒と一人ひとり一人ひとりに声こえをかけた。
The teacher spoke to each of the students individually.
一ひと人り一ひと人りの個こ性せいを大たい切せつにするto value each person's individuality
この学がっ校こうでは一人ひとり一人ひとりの個こ性せいを大たい切せつにしています。
This school values each student's individuality.
一ひと人り一ひと人りが〈動どう詞し〉each person (does something)
一人ひとり一人ひとりが自じ分ぶんの意い見けんを発はっ表ぴょうした。
Each person presented their own opinion.
一ひと人り一ひと人りに合あわせて〈動どう詞し〉to do something tailored to each person
先せん生せいは一人ひとり一人ひとりに合あわせて教おしえ方かたを変かえている。
The teacher changes her teaching style to suit each student.

各かく自じN2
各自 is a formal, often written way to say 'each person,' while 一人一人 is more conversational and stresses treating each individual one at a time.
それぞれN3
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.
個こ々こN1
個々 is a slightly bookish term for 'each individual (item or person),' while 一人一人 is warmer and specifically about people.
個こ々こ人じん
一人一人 is a warmer, more emphatic way to say 'each and every person', often in motivational speech, whereas 個々人 sounds analytical and written.

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面めん々めん
一人一人 is a more direct, everyday way to say 'one by one, each person', whereas 面々 is more noun-like and often describes the lineup of a group.
口くち々ぐち
一人一人 emphasizes each individual person separately in any context, while 口々 (くちぐち) is used specifically for people speaking out one by one.

一人ひとり一人ひとりUsage42%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
一人ひとりひとりUsage43%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, common in everyday writing.
ひとりひとりUsage13%
１ひと人り１ひと人りUsage1%
Numerical variant, seen in some contexts.
ひとり一人ひとりUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not a standard spelling.
ひとりびとりUsage<1%
search-only kana form

Reduplication of 一人 (ひとり, 'one person'), literally 'one person, one person', emphasizing individuality.