各

音読おんよみ: カク

訓読くんよみ: おのおの

画数かくすう: 6

部首ぶしゅ: くち(口)

Meaning

Each / Every / Respectively

  • 各自かくじ — each person
  • 各国かっこく — each country
  • 各地かくち — every region / all areas
  • 各種かくしゅ — various kinds
  • 各駅かくえき — each station
  • 各社かくしゃ — each company

「各」 was historically associated with a figure in descent imagery, but its meaning shifted to “each / respectively.” The component 久 contributes phonetic value, while the radical 口 suggests designation or addressing items one by one.

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