Word Meaning 一寸先

いっすんさき issunsaki

一寸先 is read as いっすんさき (issunsaki) and means an inch ahead.

Meaning

English

  1. an inch ahead
  2. the immediate future

Reading

Kana

いっすんさき

Romaji

issunsaki

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 62920 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一寸先は闇

いっすんさきはやみ

no one knows what the future holds

一寸

いっすん

little bit (of time, distance, etc.)

一寸見

ちょっとみ

look

一寸法師

いっすんぼうし

Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)

一寸

ちょと

(not) easily

一寸も

ちょっとも

(not) at all

一寸した

ちょっとした

considerable

一寸刻み

いっすんきざみ

(at a) snail's pace

一寸の虫にも五分の魂

いっすんのむしにもごぶのたましい

tread on a worm and it will turn

一寸逃れ

いっすんのがれ

quibbling

一寸宜しい

ちょっとよろしい

(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?

Example Sentences

1

いっすんさきはやみだ。

The future is unpredictable.