also: こきん
Love has been a universal theme in all times and places.
This book is a collection of masterpieces from ancient and modern times.
This museum displays famous paintings from all ages.
This is an incident unparalleled in all of history.
That story has been loved by many people throughout the ages.
all times and places; everywhere and always
best ever; unparalleled in history
unmatched in history; unequaled in history
all times and places; everywhen and everywhere
Standard kanji spelling; the reading ここん is the modern norm.
Obsolete reading; still encountered in historical contexts or fixed expressions like 古今和歌集.
Compound of 古 (old, ancient) and 今 (now, present). The reading ここん is the standard Sino-Japanese on'yomi combination; こきん is an older, now obsolete reading.