かって

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of かって – see the following entries.

【刈って】 [verb] conjunctive form of 刈る (karu) Alternative spelling 苅って

【勝って】 [verb] conjunctive form of 勝つ (katsu)

【勝手】 [adjective] selfish [adjective] self-serving; conveniently arbitrary [adjective] acting on one's own without asking [noun] one's convenience, one's way [noun] circumstances, a situation (e.g. a financial one), en environment [noun] a kitchen

【狩って】 [verb] conjunctive form of 狩る (karu) Alternative spelling 猟って

【買って】 [verb] conjunctive form of 買う (kau)

【飼って】 [verb] conjunctive form of 飼う (kau)

【駆って】 [verb] conjunctive form of 駆る (karu)

(This term, かって (katte), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as かって, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かって.)

Etymology 2

Adverb

かって • (katte) 

1. Alternative form of かつて (katsute, “once, before, formerly, former; (with a negative verb) never”)