古今

Chinese

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

Pronunciation



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

古今

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

Derived terms

  • 傳譽古今传誉古今
  • 冠絕古今冠绝古今
  • 博覽古今博览古今
  • 古今中外 (gǔjīnzhōngwài)
  • 古今兒古今儿
  • 古今圖書集成古今图书集成
  • 古今多少事,都付笑談中古今多少事,都付笑谈中 (gǔjīn duōshǎo shì, dōu fù xiàotán zhōng)
  • 古今小說古今小说
  • 古今少有
  • 古今有一無二古今有一无二
  • 古今東西古今东西 (gǔjīndōngxī)
  • 古今注
  • 古今絕色古今绝色
  • 洞鑒古今洞鉴古今
  • 知古今兒知古今儿
  • 貽範古今贻范古今

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (古今):

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

Noun

()(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
Derived terms

Proper noun

()(きん) • (Kokin) 

  1. Short for 古今和歌集 (Kokin Wakashū): a waka anthology compiled in 905
  2. a surname
Derived terms
  • 古今(こきん)(ぐみ) (Kokin-gumi)
  • 古今(こきん)調(ちょう) (Kokin-chō)

Etymology 2

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

  • IPA(key): [ko̞kõ̞ɴ]

Noun

()(こん) • (kokon) 

  1. the past and present
  2. old and new
  3. the interval between the past and present; also, such a history
Derived terms
Proverbs
  • (ひと)古今(ここん)(つう)ぜざるは馬牛(ばぎゅう)にして襟裾(きんきょ) (hito kokon ni tsūzezaru wa bagyū ni shite kinkyo su)

Proper noun

()(こん) • (Kokon) 

  1. a surname

Etymology 3

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

  • IPA(key): [iɲ̟iɕie̞ ima̠]

Noun

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

  1. the past and present

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: 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
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