1.
individual; each one; respective
Refers to each individual item or person within a group, emphasizing them as separate entities rather than as a collective.
個々の事情を考慮する。
To take individual circumstances into consideration.
個々の能力に合わせた指導が必要だ。
Instruction tailored to individual abilities is necessary.
問題を個々に検討するのではなく、全体として捉える必要がある。
Rather than examining each issue individually, we need to grasp them as a whole.
Typically used with the particle の to modify nouns: 個々の問題 (each individual problem). Can also be used adverbially with に: 個々に対応する (to deal with each one individually).
A homophone of ここ (here), but written in kanji so there is no ambiguity in text.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 個々の事例 — individual cases
- 個々の対応 — individual handling
- 個々に — individually; separately
- 個々の違い — individual differences