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Japanese
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
それぞれ • (sorezore)
- each, every, either, respectively, severally
- Synonyms: 銘銘, 面面, 各々, 各自, 各人, 一人一人
- 彼らはそれぞれ賞をもらった。
- Karera wa sorezore shō o moratta.
- They each received a prize.
- 1926, 田中貢太郎, 死体の匂い:
- その人たちもそれぞれ鼻にハンカチをやっていた。
- Sono hito-tachi mo sorezore hana ni hankachi o yatte ita.
- Each of them wiped their nose with a handkerchief.
- 1941, 海野十三, 大宇宙遠征隊:
- 一同は、それぞれ武器をもって立上った。
- Ichidō wa, sorezore buki o motte tachiagatta.
- They all rose with each holding his own weapon.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN