How to say "individually" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 一人一人ひとりひとりadverb, nounCovers 'individually' in the sense of treating or considering people one by one, each as a separate individual. It works for physical handling or attention given to each person in turn, one at a time.
- 口々にくちぐちにadverbApplies only when 'individually' describes people speaking: each person in a group voices the same thing, one and all. For other senses of 'individually' this is seldom the word you want; it is really about unanimous speech.
Use 一人一人 for people considered one at a time or individually; use 「口々に」 only when several people are each speaking, since it describes speech, not general individual action.
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