Meaning of 嘗て in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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嘗て, 曾て, 都てJLPT 1
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Kana Readingかつて, かって
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Romajikatsute, katte
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverb (fukushi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- never yet (with negative verb); never before; first time; still not happened
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Example Sentences
嘗て, 曾て, 都て, かつて, かって used in context
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かつてはロードローラーは馬が曳いていたが、蒸気機関の発明により、スチームローラーが現れた。
Horses used to pull road-rollers, but the steamroller arrived with the invention of the steam engine.
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ネットワークの発達で、かつてないほど大量の文が世界中を駆け巡っています。
With the development of networks a huge and unprecedented volume of messages flies around the world.
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My mother was once a champion swimmer.
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My mother used to be into tennis.
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She must have once been a real beauty.
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She used to work for our company.
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
once, before, formerly, ever, never, ex-, lick, lap up, burn up, taste, undergo, underrate, despise
On: ショウ, ジョウ
Kun: かつ.て, こころ.みる, な.める
14 strokes
once, before, formerly, ever, never, ex-
On: ソウ, ソ, ゾウ
Kun: かつ.て, か.って, すなわち
12 strokes
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