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    3. 一寸先は闇

    一寸先は闇

    一いっ寸すん先さきは​闇やみ

    no one knows what the future holds

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    いっすんさきはやみ

    Expressions

    1.
    no one knows what the future holds, the future is a closed book, one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness
    proverb

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    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    Kanji
    寸
    measurement・tenth of a shaku・a little・small
    Kanji
    先
    さき・ま.ず…(2)
    before・ahead・previous・future・precedence
    Kanji
    闇
    やみ・くら.い…(2)
    get dark・gloom・disorder
    Kanji
    は
    ha
    Kana
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