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一人一人
hitori hitori
Description
「一人一人」は、グループの中の人を、まとめてではなく、それぞれ別に見るときに使う言葉です。
"一人一人" is a word used when looking at people in a group individually, not collectively.
先生が生徒を一人一人見るように、一人ずつていねいに考える気持ちがあります。
Just as a teacher looks at each student one by one, it expresses the feeling of thinking carefully about each person individually.
Meanings
一人一人hitori hitori
each person; one by one; individually
先生は生徒一人一人に話しかけた。
The teacher spoke to each student individually.
一人一人hitori hitori
each and every one of us/them
私たち一人一人ができることがある。
Each of us has something we can do.
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Notes
- Word formation
reduplication of 一人 (hitori, "one person") to mean "each individual, one by one."
- Nuance
emphasizes attention to individuals rather than the group as a whole; also read hitori bitori.
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