What is the Kanji for "Each"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Each", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Each" is "各".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Onoono".

Its onyomi reading is "Kaku".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "夂" means "Late" . And The kanji "口" means "Mouth" and can be read as "Ku", "Kuchi", and "Kou".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "各" mean in japanese?

"各" means "Each".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fourth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

各: "Each". The Japanese prefix '各 (かく)' means 'each'. It is used to indicate individual or separate items within a group. For example: 各学校 (かくがっこう) - each school, 各人 (かくじん) - each person.

各地: "Various places". The Japanese noun '各地 (かくち)' means 'various places'. It is used to refer to multiple different locations or regions, often in a general or broad sense. This word is commonly used when discussing topics that span across or involve multiple geographical areas. For example: People in various places are protesting - (各地の人々が抗議しています). Various regions were affected by the typhoon - (各地が台風の影響を受けた).

各自: "Each". The Japanese noun '各自 (かくじ)' means 'each'. This word is used to refer to individual people or things within a group. It implies that something applies to every member of the group separately, rather than collectively. For example: Each student must complete the assignment - (各自が課題を完成させなければなりません). Everyone should bring their own lunch - (各自ランチを持参してください).

各種: "Various" or "Kinds". The noun '各種 (かくしゅ)' means 'various' or 'kinds'. It is used to indicate that there are multiple different types or categories of something. For example: There are various types of flowers - (各種の花がある). We sell different kinds of products - (私たちは各種の製品を販売しています).

各国: "Each country". The noun '各国 (かっこく)' means 'each country'. It refers to the individual countries that make up a larger group or collective. This word is often used when discussing international affairs, policies, or relationships between different nations. For example: The summit was attended by representatives from each country - (首脳会議には各国の代表が出席した). The policies of each country vary - (各国の政策は様々である).

各々: "Each". The Japanese noun '各々 (おのおの)' means 'each'. This word is used to refer to individual members or items within a group, emphasizing that they are considered separately rather than as a whole. It conveys the idea that something applies to every single member or item, not just the group collectively. For example: Each student brought their own book - (各々の学生が自分の本を持ってきた). They each bought one - (各々一つずつ買った).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". The hiragana "お" is read as "o". And The hiragana "の" is read as "no".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.