各 – each, every, either

6 strokesTaught in grade 4#243 in newspaper frequencyN2 vocabulary

The kanji 各 means each, every, either. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カク (kaku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is おのおの (onoono). It is written with 6 strokes, under radical 口 (no. 30).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カク	kaku
Kun’yomi	おのおの	onoono

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 口 (Kangxi radical 30). Components: 口・夂・攵.

Words using 各

各かくeach各々おのおのeach各自かくじeach (person)各地かくちeach place各種かくしゅevery kind

Example sentences

各会員は会費を払うべし。

Each member has to pay a membership fee.

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そのチームの選手は各自めいめいのバットを持っている。

Each player on the team has his own bat.

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私はイギリス各地を見物した。

I visited many parts of England.

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Kanji with the same radical

同合員問和名向告品台口営可商味命

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