Chinese

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

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (28) (28)
Final () (23) (140)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I III
Fanqie
Baxter kuX kim
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kuoX/ /kˠiɪm/
Pan
Wuyun
/kuoX/ /kᵚim/
Shao
Rongfen
/koX/ /kiem/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kɔX/ /kjim/
Li
Rong
/koX/ /kjəm/
Wang
Li
/kuX/ /kĭĕm/
Bernard
Karlgren
/kuoX/ /ki̯əm/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
jīn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gu2 gam1

Noun

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古今

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

Derived terms

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Sino-Xenic (古今):

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
きん
Grade: 2
kan'on

From Middle Chinese 古今 (MC kuX kim).

The kan'on reading, so likely a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(きん) (kokin

  1. the past and present
  2. Short for 古今雛 (kokin-bina): a style of hinamatsuri doll from the late Edo period
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Proper noun

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()(きん) (Kokin

  1. Short for 古今和歌集 (Kokin Wakashū): a waka anthology compiled in 905
  2. a surname
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
こん
Grade: 2
kan'on goon

From Middle Chinese 古今 (MC kuX kim).

Uses the goon reading for the latter kanji, suggesting an older borrowing.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(こん) (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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Proper noun

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()(こん) (Kokon

  1. a surname

Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
いにしえ
Grade: 2
いま
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Compound of (inishie, the past, ancient times) +‎ (ima, now).[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [iɲ̟iɕie̞ ima̠]

Noun

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(いにしえ)(いま) (inishie imaいにしへいま (inisifeima)?

  1. the past and present

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN