一寸先は闇
いっすんさきはやみ
- no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness exp proverb
Kanji
一
イチ • イツ
ひと- • ひと.つ
one; one radical (no.1)
寸
スン
measurement; tenth of a shaku; a little; small
先
セン
さき • ま.ず
before; ahead; previous; future; precedence
闇
アン • オン
やみ • くら.い
get dark; gloom; disorder