十人十色(じゅうにんといろ)

じゅうにんといろ
noun, expression
to each their own
expression
1. to each their own, different strokes for different folks
The idea that different people have different tastes, opinions, and preferences. Literally: ten people, ten colors.
好(この)みは十人十色(じゅうにんといろ)だから。
Preferences vary from person to person.
十人十色(じゅうにんといろ)の考(かんが)え方(かた)がある。
There are as many ways of thinking as there are people.
意見(いけん)は十人十色(じゅうにんといろ)で、それでいいと思(おも)う。
Everyone has different opinions, and I think that's fine.

Type: 四字熟語(よじじゅくご) (four-character idiom).

Etymology

十(じゅう) (ten) + 人(にん) (people) + 十(と) (ten) + 色(いろ) (colors)
= Ten people, ten colors

Usage

  • Acknowledges diversity of opinions/preferences
  • Used to accept differing viewpoints
  • Non-judgmental expression

Close English equivalents

  • Different strokes for different folks
  • To each their own

Common patterns

Related Words

Synonym: 三者三様(さんしゃさんよう) (four-character idiom)
Compare: 千差万別(せんさばんべつ) (great variety)
Compare: 人(ひと)それぞれ (to each their own)
Compare: 玉石混交(ぎょくせきこんこう) (a mix of good and bad)
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Added 2026.1.16 8:52 · Revised 2026.10.4 3:24
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