Japanese word

各自

Pronunciation

Romajikakuji

Meaning

  • adverbindividually

Example

この問題は各自で考えてください。ko no mon dai wa kaku ji de kanga e te ku da sa i

Please think about this problem individually.

Illustration for 各自 (individually)

More examples

出発の時間は各自で決めます。shup patsu no ji kan wa kaku ji de ki me ma su

Each person will decide their own departure time.

Core concept

It shows that the same action applies separately to every member of a group.

Common phrases

  • 各自でkaku ji de

    individually

Similar words

それぞれsorezore: Separately for each person or thing in a group.
個々にkokoni: For every member or item considered as an individual.
別々にbetsubetsuni: For each person taken separately from the others.

Definition in Japanese

それぞれの人が自分で行うさま。so re zo re no hito ga ji bun de okona u sa ma

Word origin

各自 (kakuji) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 各 (kaku, "each") and 自 (ji, "self"), expressing what each person does independently.

Usage tips

  • The adverb often contrasts with a group action because it assigns the same task or choice separately to every person.

Other meanings

  • each personnoun
  • individualnoun

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