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千古 (せんこ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Related words 永えい 遠えん 永遠 is the common word for 'eternity' in modern Japanese, while 千古 is more literary and emphasizes historical depth rather than abstract endlessness.
太たい 古こ 太古 means 'ancient times' or 'remote antiquity', focusing on the distant past, whereas 千古 can also imply continuity through ages.
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This tradition has continued since ancient times.
His achievements will remain for all ages.
remote antiquity; ancient times; the remote past
eternally unchanging; immutable for all ages
everlasting; immortal; eternal
eternal; everlasting; immortal
Etymology Compound of 千 (sen, 'thousand') and 古 (ko, 'old/ancient'), literally 'a thousand ancient times', used to express a vast expanse of time.