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

Meanings

Expression
no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darknessproverb

Example sentences

一寸先いっすんさきは闇やみ。

Who can read the future?
彼かれあんなに元気げんきだったのに。突然とつぜん亡なくなるなんて。一寸先いっすんさきは闇やみだね。

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