古今
Chinese edit
ancient; old | today; modern; present today; modern; present; current; this; now | ||
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trad. (古今) | 古 | 今 | |
simp. #(古今) | 古 | 今 | |
anagram | 今古 |
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古今
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Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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古 | 今 |
こ 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.
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Noun edit
- the past and present
- Short for 古今雛 (kokin-bina): a style of hinamatsuri doll from the late Edo period
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Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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古 | 今 |
こ 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.
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Derived terms
- 古今夷曲集 (Kokon Ikyokushū)
- 古今詩集 (Kokon Shishū)
- 古今著聞集 (Kokon Chomonjū)
- 古今亭 (kokontei)
- 古今東西 (kokon tōzai)
- 古今図書集成 (Kokon Tosho Shūsei)
- 古今独歩 (kokon doppo)
- 古今百馬鹿 (Kokon Hyaku-baka)
- 古今未曽有 (kokon mizou)
- 古今無双 (kokon musō), 古今無双 (kokon busō)
- 古今銘尽大全 (Kokon Meizukushi Taizen)
- 古今名物類聚 (Kokon Meibutsu Ruijū)
- 古今要覧稿 (Kokon Yōrankō)
- 古今類句 (kokon ruiku)
- 和字古今通例全書 (Waji Kokon Tsūrei Zensho)
Proverbs edit
- 人古今に通ぜざるは馬牛にして襟裾す (hito kokon ni tsūzezaru wa bagyū ni shite kinkyo su)
Proper noun edit
- a surname
Etymology 3 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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古 | 今 |
いにしえ Grade: 2 |
いま Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
Compound of 古 (inishie, “the past, ancient times”) + 今 (ima, “now”).[2]
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Noun edit
古今 • (inishie ima) ←いにしへいま (inisifeima)?