古往今来 こおうこんらい Meanings Adverb, Noun in all ages; since antiquity Kanji 古 old. Read as コ. 往 outbound. Read as オウ. 今 this. Read as コン. 来 come. Read as ライ. Word lists Yojijukugo (四字熟語) Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists