一寸先は闇
いっすんさきはやみ
issunsakihayami
JMdict entry #1981600
- expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.) proverb no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness
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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?