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古今

Kana Reading

ここん

Romaji

kokon

Word Senses

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'

Meaning

ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present

Example sentence

彼は古今最上の詩人だ。 He is as great a poet as ever lived.

Examples of 古今, ここん in a sentence

彼は古今最上の詩人だ。

He is as great a poet as ever lived.
彼は古今まれなりっぱな建築家である。

He is the greatest architect that has ever lived.
彼は古今に並ぶ者のない偉大な政治家である。

He is the greatest statesman that ever lived.
彼は、古今無双の詩人である。

He is as great a poet as ever lived.
古今無双の勇士だ。

He is the bravest soldier that ever lived.
古今を通して彼は又とない勇敢な男だ。

He is as brave a man as ever breathed.

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Kanji in this word

古 JLPT 5

5 strokes

old

On'Yomi: コ

Kun'Yomi: ふる.い, ふる-, -ふる.す

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今 JLPT 5

4 strokes

now

On'Yomi: コン, キン

Kun'Yomi: いま

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