今きん古こ

noun

now and anciently; past and present

A literary or classical term referring to both the present and the distant past, often used in historical or poetic contexts. Not used in everyday conversation.

• 今きん古この書しょ物もつを読よみ比くらべる。

  Compare books from the past and present.

• この詩しには今きん古この情じょう景けいが織おり込こまれている。

  This poem weaves together scenes from past and present.