(ごと)

ごと
suffix
every; each
1. every; each
Attached to nouns to indicate 'every X' or 'for each X'. Indicates repetition or distribution.
It gets colder day by day.
Take medicine every 3 hours.
Customs differ from country to country.

Writing: Can be written as (ごと) or ごと in hiragana.

Pattern: Noun + ごと

Common expressions

Note: Not to be confused with the expression 〜ごとく (like, as if), which has a different origin.

Similar: (まい)〜 (every ~) is a prefix, while 〜ごと is a suffix.