Meaning

Primary

Each

Alternatives

Every, Respectively

Word Type

noun

Explanation

You have each each which is each (or every, or "respectively"). Kind of goes along the lines of "each and every" in English.

Reading

おのおの
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is weird. So sorry. Just imagine you look at each item. Every single one is messed up in some way. Possibly they are robots all accidentally programmed to need to kill humans. You say "oh no oh no" in quick succession because this is a bad situation.

Context

Context Sentences

コウイチとビエトは、各々ハンバーガーとホットドッグを注文しました。

Koichi and Viet ordered a burger and a hot dog, respectively.

まあ、各々、色々と都合がありますからね。

Well, each of us has our reasons for doing things, right?

どうやら各々独自のポテトチップスの食べ方があるようだ。

It seems that each person has their own way of eating potato chips.

Kanji Composition