Word Meaning 古往今来

こおうこんらい kooukonrai

古往今来 is read as こおうこんらい (kooukonrai) and means in all ages.

Meaning

English

in all ages
since antiquity

Reading

Kana

こおうこんらい

Romaji

kooukonrai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 47296 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

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古来

こらい

from ancient times

古今独歩

ここんどっぽ

unmatched in history

往来

おうらい

correspondence

商売往来

しょうばいおうらい

business handbook (with glossary) of the Edo period

人馬往来

じんばおうらい

the passage of people and horses

寒熱往来

かんねつおうらい

alternating chills and fever

古今

こきん

ancient and modern times

古事来歴

こじらいれき

origin and history

古今無類

ここんむるい

best ever

古今和歌集

こきんわかしゅう

Kokin Wakashū (Heian-period collection of poetry)

古今無双

ここんぶそう

unparalleled in history

古今東西

ここんとうざい

all times and places