自じ今こん以い後ご

Meanings

1

noun, adverb

archaic

Archaic expression meaning 'from now on' or 'in the future'. Used in classical or formal historical contexts; in modern Japanese, 今後 (こんご) or これから is used instead.

自じ今こん以い後ご、この地ちを守まもるべし。
Henceforth, you shall protect this land.

behind, back, later

Similar words

今こん後ご
Modern equivalent meaning 'from now on' or 'in the future', used in everyday speech and writing.
これから
Common colloquial expression for 'from now on', more casual than 今後.

Etymology

Compound of 自 (from), 今 (now), 以 (since), and 後 (after). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a classical Chinese pattern for expressing 'from this point forward'.