The kanji 各 generally conveys the meaning of "each," "every," or "various." It implies a distribution or consideration of individual items or units within a group. It often suggests a focus on separate entities, highlighting the differences or distinct aspects of each.

・On-yomi (音読み): かく (kaku) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): おのおの (onono) – This reading is less commonly used.

⚫︎各々 Translation: each; every; individually ⚫︎各人 Translation: each person; everyone ⚫︎各方面 Translation: various fields; various aspects

The kanji 各 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). The upper part 夂 is a variation of 夊, representing the action of "walking slowly". The lower part 口 acts as phonetic component, and also suggests to "speak" or "discuss". The whole character could be interpreted as "each one is walking, and speaking". It historically evolved to its current form with the meaning related to individual items or units.