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一寸先は闇
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 一寸先は闇.
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Entry
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Proverb
no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
一
one, one radical (no.1)
1 strokesFrequency 2JLPT N4Grade 1
On
イチイツ
Kun
ひと-ひと.つ
Nanori
かずいいっいるかつかづてんはじめひひとつまこと
寸
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little, small
3 strokesFrequency 1,669JLPT N1Grade 6
On
スン
Nanori
すみき
先
before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
6 strokesFrequency 173JLPT N4Grade 1
On
セン
Kun
さきま.ず
Nanori
ぽん
闇
get dark, gloom, disorder
17 strokesFrequency 1,969Grade 8
On
アンオン
Kun
やみくら.い
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