一寸先は闇
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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- Japanese terms spelled with 一 read as いち
- Japanese terms spelled with 寸 read as すん
- Japanese terms spelled with 先 read as さき
- Japanese terms spelled with 闇 read as やみ
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