古今

Chinese

ancient; old
 
today; modern; present; current; this; now
trad. (古今) 古 今
simp. #(古今) 古 今
anagram 今古

Pronunciation

Noun

古今

  1. ancient and modern; past and present; then and now

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (古今):
  • Japanese: 古 (こ)今 (きん) (kokin); 古 (こ)今 (こん) (kokon)
  • Korean: 고금 (古今, gogeum)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
古 今
Grade: 2 Grade: 2

Etymology 1

/inisipe ima/ > /inisiɸe ima/ > /inisiwe ima/ > /inisie ima/. Compound of 古 (inishie, “past”) +‎ 今 (ima, “now”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iniɕieima/

Noun

古今 (hiragana いにしえいま, rōmaji inishieima, historical hiragana いにしへいま)

  1. the past and present

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kokin/

Noun

古今 (hiragana こきん, rōmaji kokin)

  1. the past and present
  2. an abbreviation for Kokin Wakashū

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kokon/

Noun

古今 (hiragana ここん, rōmaji kokon)

  1. the past and present
  2. old and new
  3. the interval between the past and present; also, such a history
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