How to say "respective" in Japanese

• 別々べつべつJLPT N2approx.Common
  no-adjective, na-adjectiveCovers 'respective' when the point is that things are kept or done separately rather than shared — two people going their own ways home, for instance. The emphasis is on separation, not on distributing among individuals.
  我々われわれは別わかれて別々べつべつの道みちを行おこなった。↗

  We broke up and went our own ways.
• 当該とうがいCommon
  no-adjectiveA word of official and legal writing meaning 'the said' or 'the authorities concerned'; its link to 'respective' is thin, and for the everyday 'each their own' sense it is seldom what you want.
• 各自かくじJLPT N2approx.Common
  noun, adverbCovers 'respective' when each person individually has or does something, as when members handle their own tasks or pay their own expenses; the focus is on individuals, not on things kept apart.
  そのチームの選手せんしゅは各自かくじめいめいのバットを持もっている。↗

  Each player on the team has his own bat.

Use 各自 for 'respective' meaning each person individually, 別々 when the point is that things are kept or done separately, and 当該 only in official or legal writing meaning 'the relevant' or 'the said'.

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• 別々べつべつseparate
• 当該とうがいappropriate (e.g. authorities)
• 各自かくじeach (person)