Definition of 一寸先 (いっすんさき)

いっすんさき

一寸先

いっすんさき

issunsaki

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noun
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an inch ahead, the immediate future
Related Kanji
一 one, one radical (no.1)
寸 measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little, small
先 before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Example sentences(showing 3 results)
きり
霧
が
とても
こ
濃かった
ので
、
いっすんさき
一寸先
も
み
見えなかった
The mist was so dense that I could not see even an inch ahead
いっすんさき
一寸先
は
やみ
闇
Who can read the future
かれ
彼
あんなに
げんき
元気
だった
のに
。
とつぜん
突然
な
亡くなる
なんて
。
いっすんさき
一寸先
は
やみ
闇
だ
ね
He was so healthy up to the minute of his sudden death. You really never know what might happen next