Hello!

I get confused with "each" and "every"

... in "abbreviation", I get confused: which one is on the right: "each" oder "every"?!?

any clue how to glue "every" to abbreviation? ?

thank you!

hm.. isn't abbreviation 'each' & 'field'?

edit: 略 the 'ricefield/brain' primitive and the 'each' primitive.

Why are you trying to attach 'every' to 略?



Sounds like you're fairly confused. Luckily you can look up kanji by both number and meaning.. There's usually a slew of great stories by users too. Just do some homework and you'll be fine.


Ah, it seems you're mixing up the 'ricefield' primitive with 'every'. They do look similar. Anyway, get that out of your head immediately. Learning stroke order really assists in differentiating similar looking kanji.

As for 'each', I believe it always appears on the right side.

The meanings of each and every are very similar so you might need to break abbreviation down to field/brain, walking legs and mouth if they are causing you problems.

Or you can just turn the primitive into something like "windup teeth" or super mario (looks like a guy jumping on a brick). Just keep it consistent and you should have no problems.

When I make an image for "every", i imagine that all the objects I imagine are the same. This gives the feeling of "every".
However, when I picture "each", i imagine lots of different objects, ie lots of differnt looking trees.

ie status ie tree/each,I imagine lots of very different trees, each one with its own particular characteristics. Each with a particular status.

plum is tree/every. I imagine a large group of trees, every one the same, plum tree after plum tree and how dull that would be.

I don't know if this is only a Southern expression but... After a large meal my family would say they were "plum full". So I imagine every branch on the tree is plum full of plums.

I gave "every" an alternate primitive meaning "Sigmund Freud", which helps in some cases; and I try to use stories with "each" that list examples, emphasizing that the keyword applies to "each" example. For instance, inuki's story for "path": I have a wooden leg for each type of path. One normal one for regular paths, one with a rubber stopper at the end for absorbing shocks on paved paths, and one with a wide foot to distribute weight better on mud paths.

I often break down "each" into walking legs and mouth