Word Meaning 今昔

こんじゃく konjaku

今昔 is read as こんじゃく (konjaku) and means past and present.

Meaning

English

past and present

Reading

Kana

こんじゃく

Romaji

konjaku

Writing Variants

今昔こんせき konseki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 1078 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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今は昔

いまはむかし

once upon a time

今昔物語集

こんじゃくものがたりしゅう

Konjaku Monogatarishū (31-volume collection of stories written during the late Heian period)

今昔物語

こんじゃくものがたり

Konjaku Monogatarishū (abbr) (31-volume collection of stories written during the late Heian period)

昔は昔、今は今

むかしはむかしいまはいま

let bygones be bygones

今回

こんかい

this time

今晩は

こんばんは

good evening

今晩

こんばん

tonight

今期

こんき

the present term

今更

いまさら

now (when it is already much too late)

今様

いまよう

verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables

今週末

こんしゅうまつ

this weekend

今日この頃

きょうこのごろ

these days

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