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一寸先 いっすんさき issunsaki

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  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) an inch ahead; the immediate future

Kanji in this word

one, one, radical
measurement, tenth, of
before, ahead, previous

Example sentences

彼あんなに元気だったのに。突然亡くなるなんて。一寸先は闇だね。
kare an'na ni genki daxtsu ta no ni 。 totsuzen nakunaru nante 。 chotto saki ha yami da ne 。
He was so healthy up to the minute of his sudden death. You really never know what might happen next.
一寸先は闇。
chotto saki ha yami 。
Who can read the future?
霧がとても濃かったので、一寸先も見えなかった。
kiri ga totemo kokaxtsu ta no de 、 chotto saki mo mie nakaxtsu ta 。
The mist was so dense that I could not see even an inch ahead.

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