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かつて (かつて) — once, before, formerly

かつて once
Frequency #1621 Grade 3 3 characters adverb no-adjective

katsute

かつて
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Meanings

  • once
  • before
  • formerly

Explained in simple Japanese

  1. ずっと 前(まえ)の ことを 話(はな)す ときに 言(い)う ことば。

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