今昔

こんじゃく

Also written こんせき

Meanings

1. Noun past and present

Kanji

• 今 this. Read as コン.
• 昔 long ago. Read as シャク.

Words containing 今昔

• 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)

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