Usage patterns 各かく 自じ で 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 for each person to do something on their own
Please make your own copy of the materials.
各かく 自じ が 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 each person does something (individually)
Each person presented their own opinion.
各かく 自じ に 〈 物もの 〉 を 配くば る to hand out something to each person
The teacher handed out a printout to each student.
各かく 自じ の 〈 判はん 断だん ・ 責せき 任にん 〉 each person's own judgment/responsibility
Whether to participate is left to each person's own judgment.
Related words· 10 それぞれ is a casual, general word for 'each/respectively' that can apply to people or things, while 各自 is more formal and specifically means 'each person'.
各人 is a stiffer, more literary synonym for 各自 , typically found in written rules, contracts, or formal notices.
各々 is a slightly old-fashioned or formal way of saying 'each one', overlapping closely with 各自 but usable for things as well as people.
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.
Show 6 more Show fewer 各自 is the common, everyday word for 'each person' and often implies personal responsibility, while 個々人 is more formal and stresses the distinctness of each individual.
各自 is more formal and typically appears in instructions or rules, while 銘々 is a slightly softer, more personal way to say 'each one'.
各自 emphasizes each person's individual responsibility or action, while 面々 focuses on the people themselves as members of a group.
各自 means 'each person individually' and refers to people acting on their own, whereas 個別 is broader and applies to items, cases, or people being handled one by one.
各自 is a formal, administrative word meaning 'each individual' without any nuance of personal taste, unlike 思い思い which emphasizes acting freely according to one's own liking.
各自 means 'each person' and stresses individual responsibility, while 別々 simply describes things or actions being kept apart.
Don't confuse with 各種 means 'various kinds (of things)', while 各自 means 'each person individually'; the shared kanji 各 makes them easy to mix up despite very different meanings.
各地 means "various places" (geographic), while 各自 means "each person individually" — both start with 各 but refer to different things.
各社 means each company, whereas 各自 means each individual person, so despite the shared 各 prefix they refer to entirely different kinds of units.
Etymology Compound of 各 (each) and 自 (self). The meaning 'each person individually' is transparent from the kanji.
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