一寸先は闇。

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一寸先 は 闇 。

English Translation

Who can read the future?

Furigana

一寸先(いっすんさき)は闇(やみ)。

Romanji

Issunsaki wa yami.

Words

一寸先 (いっすんさき)

an inch ahead; the immediate future

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

闇 (やみ)

darkness; the dark; dark; bewilderment; despair; hopelessness; black-marketeering; shady; illegal; under-the-table

Kanji

一

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ

Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)

寸

Reading: スン

Meanings: measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little, small

先

Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず

Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

闇

Readings: アン、 オン、 やみ、 くら.い

Meanings: get dark, gloom, disorder