かつて

嘗 て

Common word

  1. adverb (fukushi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex-
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 一般に日本人は、自分たちがかつてより暮らし向きがよくなったと考えている。
      The Japanese at large consider themselves better off than they used to be.

  2. adverb (fukushi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    never yet, never before, first time, still not happened
    used with neg. verb
    word usually written using kana alone