古こ往おう今こん来らい

adverb, noun

in all ages; since antiquity

A rare, literary yojijukugo meaning 'from ancient times to the present' or 'throughout all ages'. Used in formal or poetic contexts, often to emphasize timelessness or historical continuity.

• 古こ往おう今こん来らい、人にん間げんの本ほん質しつは変かわらないと言いわれる。

  It is said that human nature has not changed throughout all ages.

• この地ちは古こ往おう今こん来らい、多おおくの文ぶん化かが交こう差さする場ば所しょだった。

  Since antiquity, this land has been a place where many cultures intersect.