“Formerly” in Japanese
Short answer
Formerly in Japanese is “嘗て” (katsute). Full meaning: once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex-; never yet, never before, first time, still not happened.
Other ways to say “Formerly” in Japanese
先年
sennen former years, formerly, a few years ago
古く
furuku anciently, formerly; old times, a long time ago
旧来
kyuurai traditional, from ancient times, formerly
一時
ichiji one o'clock; once, at one time, formerly, before; for a time, for a while, for the time being, for the present, for the moment, temporarily
かつて
katsute once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex-; never yet, never before, first time, still not happened
先に
sakini previously, before, earlier, formerly, recently; first, before (something or someone else), ahead (of), earlier; beforehand, in advance, ahead of time
嘗
katsute once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex-; never yet, never before, first time, still not happened
曽て
katsute once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex-; never yet, never before, first time, still not happened
曾て
katsute once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex-; never yet, never before, first time, still not happened
旧らい
kyuurai traditional, from ancient times, formerly
旧って
katte once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex-; never yet, never before, first time, still not happened
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