各(かく)〜

各(かく)〜 is a prefix meaning 'each' or 'every,' used before nouns.

Compounds

• 各自(かくじ): each person, individually
• 各国(かっこく): each country, various countries
• 各地(かくち): various places, each place
• 各社(かくしゃ): each company
• 各種(かくしゅ): various kinds
• 各駅(かくえき): each station (各駅停車(かくえきていしゃ) = local train)
• 各位(かくい): everyone (formal address)

Pronunciation

Before a word beginning with a k-sound (か/き/く/け/こ), 各(かく) becomes かっ (gemination):

• 各国(かっこく) (not かくこく)
• 各階(かっかい) (each floor)