別々 (べつべつ, betsubetsu) Japanese meaning: separate

別々 (べつべつ, betsubetsu) Japanese meaning: separate | Kotomora

Kanji

それぞれN3
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.
別べつN4
別 is a broader term meaning 'another' or 'different', while 別々 emphasizes separation or individual treatment of multiple things.
個こ別べつN1
個別 is a more formal, often bureaucratic term for treating things individually, while 別々 is the everyday word for things being apart or done separately.
各かく自じN2
各自 means 'each person' and stresses individual responsibility, while 別々 simply describes things or actions being kept apart.

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別べっ途と
別々 is the everyday word for things or people being separate individually, while 別途 is more businesslike, often describing fees, procedures, or notices handled separately.
別べっ個こN1
別々 is a casual, everyday way to say things are done or kept separately, while 別個 is a more formal, analytical term for distinctness or independence.

一いっ緒しょN5
一緒 means 'together', the direct opposite of 別々, which means 'separately' or 'apart'.
同どう時じN3
別々 means separately or at different times, the opposite of 同時 meaning at the same time.

ばらばらN3
別々 means each thing handled or existing individually and separately (often intentionally), while バラバラ means scattered or disconnected in a disorderly, often unintended way.
別べつにN3
別々 is a noun/adjectival word meaning 'separate' (used as 別々に or 別々の), while 別に is an adverb meaning 'not particularly' or 'separately' depending on context, and learners often mix up which form to inflect.

別べつ々べつUsage96%
Standard kanji spelling with iteration mark; high priority.
べつべつUsage3%
Kana spelling; used when avoiding kanji or for clarity.
別べつ別べつUsage<1%
Alternate spelling without iteration mark; less common but still used.

Reduplication of 別 (べつ, 'separate') with the iteration mark 々, emphasizing distinctness or separation.