それぞれ・其れ其れ・夫れ夫れsorezore
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- adverb, no-adjectiveeach; respectively
- Synonym個々ここWrittenTakes things one by one, individually, as in 「個々のケース」; stresses viewing each separately and is more at home in written prose.
- SynonymめいめいNeutralEach person individually; often used when dividing things up, as in 「銘々皿」; covers people only, not things.
- Synonym各自かくじNeutralEach person on their own, as in 「各自で準備する」; typical of notices and instructions, and restricted to people.
- Synonym各々おのおのNeutralCovers each of many people or things; a touch more written than 「それぞれ」, and in older usage a pronoun addressing everyone.
- Synonym各個かっこWrittenRefers to each and every one; rare even in written prose, it survives in set phrases such as 「各個撃破」.
- RelatedてんでにCasualSays each person acts or goes their separate way; colloquial, as in 「てんでに帰る」.
Default to 「それぞれ」 for everyday 'each; respectively'. For people only, use 「各自」 in instructions or 「銘々」 when handing things out. Stress one-by-one treatment with 「個々」. 「各々」 is a bit more written; 「各個」 is rare; 「てんでに」 is colloquial for acting separately.
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