別々(べつべつ)

べつべつ
na-adjective / adverb
separately; individually
1. separately; individually
Acting or existing as distinct units, not together.
会計(かいけい)は別々(べつべつ)でお願(ねが)いします。
Separate checks, please.
Common phrase at restaurants
二人(ふたり)は別々(べつべつ)の道(みち)を歩(ある)いた。
The two walked separate paths.
Literal or figurative separation
別々(べつべつ)に送(おく)ってください。
Please send them separately.
Adverbial use with に

別々(べつべつ) is a reduplication of 別(べつ) (separate; different).

USAGE:

  • 別々(べつべつ)の + noun (separate ~)
  • 別々(べつべつ)に + verb (separately; do ~ separately)
  • 別々(べつべつ)だ (are separate)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 別々(べつべつ)に暮(く)らす (live separately)
  • 別々(べつべつ)に行動(こうどう)する (act separately)
  • 会計(かいけい)は別々(べつべつ)で (separate checks)
  • 別々(べつべつ)の道(みち) (separate paths)

SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:

  • 別(べつ)に (not particularly; separately)
  • 各自(かくじ) (each person; individually)
  • それぞれ (each; respectively)

別々(べつべつ) emphasizes the separateness of two or more things, while それぞれ emphasizes individual differences.

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Added 2026.1.13 16:20 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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