各位

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 各位 is read as かくい and is a formal collective form of address for all members of a named group.
• Basic usage: Attach it after the group in 参加者各位に for recipients or 社員各位は for the addressed topic.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Collective, not personal, address
  • It addresses all participants or staff members and is not a title placed after one individual’s name.
• Avoid doubled honorifics
  • Because 各位 is already respectful, adding 様 again as 各位様 is normally redundant.