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[いっ(一)·すん(寸)·さき(先)·は·やみ(闇)]
issunsakihayami
expression

Root Words:

[いっ(一)·すん(寸) + さき(先) + は + やみ(闇)]
issun + saki + ha + yami

English Meaning(s) for 一寸先は闇

expression
  1. no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness
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Meanings for each kanji in 一寸先は闇

» one; one radical (no.1)
» measurement; foot/10
» before; ahead; previous; future; precedence
» get dark; gloom; disorder

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Sample Sentences for 一寸先は闇

Who can read the future?
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He was so healthy up to the minute of his sudden death. You really never know what might happen next.
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