What does かつて mean?
かつて is a Japanese noun meaning “once, before, formerly” in English. It can also be translated as “never yet” depending on context. It is written as かつて in hiragana, and katsute in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
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.