各かく位い

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

everyone; all of you; ladies and gentlemen

Formal term for addressing a group, especially in written communication like business emails or announcements. Not used in casual conversation.

関かん係けい者しゃ各かく位いにご連れん絡らく申もうし上あげます。
We would like to inform all concerned parties.
各かく位いのご協きょう力りょくをお願ねがいいたします。
We ask for the cooperation of everyone.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉各かく位いto all ~ (used after a group noun in written addresses)
社しゃ員いん各かく位いにお知しらせいたします。
This is an announcement to all employees.

Expressions

関かん係けい各かく位いto whom it may concern
関かん係けい各かく位い殿どのto whom it may concern
関かん係けい者しゃ各かく位いto whom it may concern; to all parties concerned

Kanji

各each, every, either
位rank, grade, throne

Related words

皆みな様さまN1
皆様 is a very polite address usable in both speech and writing to customers or audiences, while 各位 is even more formal and almost always confined to written addresses like memos or emails.
皆みなさんN5
皆さん is the everyday, friendly way to say 'everyone' in speech or writing, whereas 各位 is a stiff, formal term reserved for written notices addressed to a group.
諸しょ君くんN1
諸君 is an old-fashioned, somewhat authoritative way for a speaker to address a group of subordinates or peers, while 各位 is a neutral, purely written honorific attached after a group noun.

Politeness

皆みなさんplainN5
各位 is a stiff, written business term meaning 'to all concerned', used in memos and emails instead of the spoken-friendly 皆さん.

Etymology

Compound of 各 (each) and 位 (rank/position), originally meaning 'each person of rank'. The modern usage as a formal address for a group is a natural extension.