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Japanese symbol for “respective”

Romaji: kakuji
each (person); everyone; individual; respective

In Japanese, respective is , read (kakuji).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adv, n each (person); everyone; individual; respective

Kanji and stroke order

each, every, either
on: カク
kun: おのおの
6 strokes · JLPT 2
oneself
on: ジ、シ
kun: みずか.ら、おの.ずから、おの.ずと
6 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “respective”

WordReadingMeaning
とうがい tougaiappropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant
べつべつ betsubetsuseparate; respective; different

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かくい kakuieveryone; each and every one (of you); ladies and gentlemen
かくしゅ kakushuevery kind; all sorts
かくち kakuchieach place; every place; various places
かっこく kakkokueach country; every country; various countries
かくしゃ kakushaall companies; each company
じぶん jibunmyself; yourself; oneself
じしん jishin(one's) self; oneself; yourself
じゆう jiyuufreedom; liberty

See also: Chinese symbol for “respective”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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