一寸先 – vocab dash

一いっ寸すん先さき

Meanings

Noun

1. an inch ahead; the immediate future

Kanji used

Pitch accent

いっすんさき

Composed of

one sun (approx. 3 cm); little bit (of time, distance, etc.)

Noun

point; tip; end; nozzle; head (of a line); front; first; before; ahead (of); (the way) ahead; …

Noun

Examples3

霧きりがとても濃こかったので、一いっ寸すん先さきも見みえなかった。

The mist was so dense that I could not see even an inch ahead.

一いっ寸すん先さきは闇やみ。

Who can read the future?

彼かれあんなに元げん気きだったのに。突とつ然ぜん亡なくなるなんて。一いっ寸すん先さきは闇やみだね。

He was so healthy up to the minute of his sudden death. You really never know what might happen next.