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    3. 先のことは分からない

    先のことは分からない

    先さきの​こ​と​は​分わか​ら​な​い​

    one never knows (what will happen)

    NTAdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab29 strokes

    さきのことはわからない

    Adjective

    1.
    one never knows (what will happen), there's no telling (what the future holds)
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    先
    さき・ま.ず…(2)
    before・ahead・previous・future・precedence
    Kanji
    分
    わ.ける・わ.け・わ.かれる・わ.かる・わ.かつ…(5)
    part・minute of time・segment・share・degree…(8)
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    こ
    ko
    Kana
    と
    to
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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