• 各自かくじ — each person
• 各国かっこく — each country
• 各地かくち — every region / all areas
• 各種かくしゅ — various kinds
• 各駅かくえき — each station

「各」was originally a pictographic compound suggesting a divine descent, but over time its meaning shifted to express “respectively” or “each.” The right side component 久 often implies bending or movement, while the left radical 口 indicates communication or designation.

各自かくじで 昼食ちゅうしょくを 用意よういしてください。
Please prepare lunch individually.

各国かっこくの代表だいひょうが 集あつまりました。
Representatives from each country gathered.

この列車れっしゃは 各駅かくえきに 停車ていしゃします。
This train stops at every station.

🎧 Most commonly pronounced as カク (kaku). The kun-yomi おのおの (onoono) is also used in native-style expressions and old sayings.