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個々 (ここ, koko) Japanese meaning: individual | Kotomora

個こ々こ

こ

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

individual; each; separate

Refers to each individual item or person considered separately, often used with の to modify a noun.

個こ々この事じ情じょう

に

応おう

じ

て

対たい

応おう

し

ます

。

We will respond according to each individual's circumstances.

問もん題だいを個こ々こに検けん討とうする必ひつ要ようがある。

It is necessary to examine the problems one by one.

Usage patterns

個々ここの〈物もの〉〉each individual ~ (modifying a noun)
個こ々この意い見けんを尊そん重ちょうすることが大たい切せつだ。
It's important to respect each individual opinion.
個々ここに〈動詞どうし〉〉to do something individually/separately
生せい徒とたちの状じょう況きょうは個こ々こに対たい応おうする必ひつ要ようがある。
Each student's situation needs to be addressed individually.

Kanji

個individual, counter for articles
箇counter for articles

Related words

それぞれN3
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.
個こ別べつN1
個別 stresses treating things separately/case-by-case (often with 対応や指導), while 個々 simply labels each individual item or person.
各かくN3
各 is a prefix meaning 'each' used inside compounds like 各国, whereas 個々 stands alone as a noun or attaches with の.
一人ひとり一人ひとりN3
個々 is a slightly bookish term for 'each individual (item or person),' while 一人一人 is warmer and specifically about people.

Opposites

全ぜん体たいN3
全体 means the whole or the group as a unit, the opposite of 個々, which focuses on each separate individual within that whole.

Don't confuse with

個こ人じんN3
個人 refers to a single person as an individual entity, while 個々 refers to each one of a set of items or people considered separately.

Word family

個こ々こ人じん
each individual; each person
個こ々こに
individually; separately
個こ々こ別べつ々べつ
each one separately; individually; one by one

Written forms

個こ々こUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
個こ個こUsage<1%
Variant without iteration mark; less common but still seen.
箇こ々こ
Alternate kanji form; rarely used in modern writing.
箇こ箇こ
Alternate kanji form without iteration mark; very rare.

Etymology

Reduplication of the counter/prefix 個 (ko, 'individual item'), emphasizing each separate entity.