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Meaning of 古今(ここん) in Japanese

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
    古今最上詩人 He is as great a poet as ever lived.

Examples of 古今, ここん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 5

5 strokes

old

On'Yomi: コ

Kun'Yomi: ふる.い, ふる-, -ふる.す

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JLPT 5

4 strokes

now

On'Yomi: コン, キン

Kun'Yomi: いま

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