一寸先は闇
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |||
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一 | 寸 | 先 | 闇 |
いち > いっ Grade: 1 |
すん Grade: 6 |
さき Grade: 1 |
やみ Grade: S |
Etymology edit
一寸 (issun, “Japanese classical unit of length equivalent approximately 3.03 cm”) + 先 (saki, “ahead”) + は (ha, topic marker) + 闇 (yami, “dark”), literally ahead of a bit is dark.
Pronunciation edit
Proverb edit
一寸先は闇 • (issun saki wa yami)
- unpredictable; no one knows what the future holds.