各々(おのおの)

おのおの
pronoun / adverb
each; every; respectively
1. each; every (person/thing)
Referring to each individual in a group separately.
各々(おのおの)が自分(じぶん)の役割(やくわり)を果(は)たした。
Each person fulfilled their own role.
各々(おのおの)の責任(せきにん)で行動(こうどう)してください。
Please act on your own responsibility.
各々(おのおの)が準備(じゅんび)を始(はじ)めた。
Each person began their preparations.
各々(おのおの)の事情(じじょう)がある。
Each has their own circumstances.
2. respectively; individually
Each one acting or existing separately.
参加者(さんかしゃ)は各々(おのおの)好(す)きな席(せき)に座(すわ)った。
The participants each sat in their preferred seats.
意見(いけん)は各々(おのおの)異(こと)なる。
Opinions differ for each person.
各々(おのおの)の持(も)ち場(ば)で働(はたら)く。
Work at your respective positions.
各々(おのおの)自分(じぶん)の仕事(しごと)に集中(しゅうちゅう)する。
Each concentrates on their own work.
各々(おのおの)帰宅(きたく)した。
Each went home separately.
各々(おのおの)の考(かんが)え方(かた)を尊重(そんちょう)する。
Respect each person's way of thinking.

各々(おのおの) is a pronoun/adverb meaning "each" or "respectively," emphasizing individual members of a group.

ALTERNATIVE WRITING:
Also written as 各(おの)々(おの) or sometimes 己々(おのおの). Can also be read as かくかく in very formal contexts.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 各々(おのおの)が～ (each one ~)
  • 各々(おのおの)の～ (each person's ~)
  • 各々(おのおの)異(こと)なる (each differs)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 各々(おのおの) vs. それぞれ: Very similar meaning. それぞれ is more common in everyday speech; 各々(おのおの) is slightly more formal.
  • 各々(おのおの) vs. 各自(かくじ): 各自(かくじ) is more formal/official ("each person"); 各々(おのおの) can refer to things as well as people.
  • 各々(おのおの) vs. 銘々(めいめい): 銘々(めいめい) specifically refers to individual people in a group.

Register: Neutral to formal. Appropriate in both written and spoken Japanese, though それぞれ is more conversational.

Related Words

Synonym: それぞれ (each, respectively)
Related: 各自(かくじ) (each person)
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Added 2026.1.13 15:25 · Revised 2026.2.5 20:49
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