ごとに

suffix

every ~; each ~; at intervals of ~

1. every ~; each ~; at intervals of ~

Attaches directly to a noun, a counter phrase, or the dictionary form of a verb, and marks something that happens with each member of a set or at each repetition: 駅(えき)ごとに (at every station), 会(あ)うごとに (every time we meet). Also written 毎(ごと)に.

三時間(さんじかん)ごとに薬(くすり)を飲(の)む。

I take the medicine every three hours.

会(あ)うごとに彼(かれ)は元気(げんき)になっていく。

Every time I see him he seems healthier.

駅(えき)ごとに乗客(じょうきゃく)が降(お)りていき、車内(しゃない)はしだいに静(しず)かになった。

Passengers got off at each station, and the train gradually grew quiet.

Distributive: it picks out every member of a set, one after another, without skipping any.

Common patterns

一年(いちねん)ごとに: every year, at one-year intervals
人(ひと)ごとに違(ちが)う: to differ from person to person
日(ひ)ごとに寒(さむ)くなる: to grow colder day by day

COMMON MISTAKE — ごとに vs おきに:
おきに means "skipping one in between," so the two are easy to confuse:

一日(いちにち)ごとに = every day (each and every one)
一日(いちにち)おきに = every other day (one day on, one day off)

Related Words

Compare: おきに (every other)

Compare: たびに (every time)

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Added 2026.8.15 21:20 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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