各 means “each, every”

かく · kaku

Also: either

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

おのおの

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

カク

JLPT N2 · Taught in grade 4 · 6 strokes

The story

Picture feet (夂) arriving at each doorway (口) in turn, like a postman on his round. 各 is each: the 各駅停車 is the local train that stops at every station, 各自 is each person, and 各地 is every region.

Used in 各駅停車 (kakuekiteisha, local train), 各自 (kakuji, each person), and 各地 (kakuchi, every region)

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