一寸先は闇。

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一寸先

English Translation

Who can read the future?

Furigana

一寸先(いっすんさき)(やみ)

Romanji

Issunsaki wa yami.

Words

一寸先 (いっすんさき)
an inch ahead; the immediate future
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(やみ)
darkness; the dark; dark; bewilderment; despair; hopelessness; black-marketeering; shady; illegal; under-the-table

Kanji

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Reading: スン
Meanings: measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little, small
Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Readings: アン、 オン、 やみ、 くら.い
Meanings: get dark, gloom, disorder