各 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

会意。「凵 (あな)」+「夂 (あし)」、穴に向かって来る足を象る。「くる」「いたる」を意味する漢語{𢓜}を表す字。のち仮借して「おのおの」を意味する漢語{各}に用いる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

each, every, either

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • カクElem.
Kun (native)
  • おのおのHS
Nanori (used in names)
  • かか
  • かが
Other languages
  • 拼音ge4
  • 한글gag
  • Hán-ViệtCác

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
6 strokes
Radical
口(くち)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+5404

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱夂口

Words using this kanji

  • 各自かくじそれぞれの人。副詞的にも用いられる。each (person), everyone, individual, respective
  • 各位かくい複数の人を敬って言う語。みなさまがた。everyone, each and every one (of you), ladies and gentlemen
  • 各々おのおのeach, you (plural)
  • かく主に漢語・外来語の名詞に付いて、それらの多くのものの一つ一つの意を表す。each, every, all
  • 各国かっこくそれぞれの国。「各国の首脳」each country, every country, various countries, all countries
  • 各種かくしゅさまざまな種類。every kind, all sorts
  • 各地かくちそれぞれの場所、土地。いろいろな場所。each place, every place, various places, all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
  • 各種学校かくしゅがっこう学校教育法に定める学校以外で、学校教育に類する教育を行う施設。miscellaneous school
  • 各面かくめんall phases, each side, each surface
  • 各員かくいんおのおの。めいめい。各人。each one
  • 各駅かくえき一つ一つの駅。各々の駅。 「各駅停車」の略。every station, local train, train that stops at every station
  • 各界かっかい職業・専門分野などで分けたそれぞれの社会。each field, various circles
  • 各階かくかいeach floor
  • 各月かくげつ毎月。それぞれの月。every month
  • 各県かくけんeach prefecture
  • 各個かっこ各々。めいめい。個々。every one, each
  • 各校かくこうそれぞれの学校。each school
  • 各行かくぎょうeach line
  • 各市かくしevery city
  • 各紙かくしそれぞれの新聞(新聞社)。each newspaper, every newspaper

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

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311
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