Japanese symbol for “respectively”
其れ其れ
それぞれ
Romaji: sorezore
each; respectively
In Japanese, respectively is 其れ其れ, read それぞれ (sorezore).
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Meanings
- adj-no, adv, n each; respectively
Written forms: 其れ其れ、夫れ夫れ、夫々、夫夫. Readings: それぞれ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “respectively”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| てんでに | てんでに tendeni | each; respectively; individually |
| その分 | そのぶん sonobun | accordingly; that being the case; because of that |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 其の | その sono | that; the |
| 其処 | そこ soko | there (place relatively near listener) |
| 其方 | そちら sochira | that way; that direction |
| 其奴 | そいつ soitsu | he; she; that person |
| 其れ | それ sore | that; it |
See also: Chinese symbol for “respectively”.
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.