今こん吾ご

noun

one's present self

Archaic term contrasting with 故吾 (one's former self). Used in classical or philosophical contexts to refer to the self as it exists now.

See also: 故吾

• 古こ典てんでは「今こん吾ご」と「故こ吾ご」を対たい比ひさせて自じ己この変へん化かを論ろんじることがある。

  In classical texts, 今吾 and 故吾 are sometimes contrasted to discuss changes in the self.